Exposure by Wilfred Owen

Question 1

Summary:

Answer 1

Exposure is about how the weather is attacking the soldiers instead of the enemies

Question 2

How it shows effects of war

Answer 2

Owen shows the effects of war by personifying the weather and to show the harsh conditions they had to be in when fighting and weren’t fighting. (24/7)

Question 3

What structure is used

Answer 3

• 8 stanzas
• The poem uses large amount of elipses (…), caesura and repetition to create an ongoing sense of waiting.
• The poem is also said in 1st person to show that this is a true story and this actually happened in the war

Question 4

Quotes

Answer 4

“Wind that knive us” - shows the weather is defeating them

“But nothing happens” - repeats at the end of every stanza