Exposure- by William Owen

Question 1

Exposure:
Who is the poet here?

Answer 1

Wilfred Owen

Question 2

Exposure:
What is the meaning of this poem?

Answer 2

-Describes the tedious experiences soldiers had in the harsh winters of WW1 trenches.
-Conditions of the war more dangerous than war itself.
-Presents the futility of war.
-As the men die, they dream of warmth they could never get.

Question 3

Exposure:
What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?

Answer 3

-Para-Rhyme- mimics feelings of discomfort.

Question 4

Exposure:
“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…”
What is analysis of this quote?

Answer 4

-Intertextual link- reference to ‘ode to nightingale’ by John Keats who contrast beaty of nature.
-Personification- demonstrates the brutality and violence of nature.

Question 5

Exposure:
“But nothing happens.”
What is some analysis of this quotation?

Answer 5

-Refrain- reiterates how futile war actually is.
End-Stop line- adds profound Definity to this fact.

Question 6

Exposure:
“With sidelong flowing flakes that flock, pause, and renew”
What is some analysis of this quotation?

Answer 6

-Fricatives- juxtaposes the harsh reality of war reiterate that it is the snow that kills them.
-Metaphoric Tricolon serves to compare draw a parallel between snow and bullets.

Question 7

Exposure:
What is some context of this poem?

Answer 7

-Influenced by war poets John Keats and Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon later acted as a mentor to Owen whilst he suffered from shellshock in hospital.
-He writes about his own experiences.