Exposure (E) Flashcards
1
Q
Brains
A
Our brains ache from the merciless iced east winds that knive us
2
Q
But
A
But nothing happens
3
Q
Far off
A
Far off, like a dull rumour of some other war
4
Q
Doing
A
What are we doing here?
5
Q
God
A
For love of god is dying
God's invincible spring our love is made afraid
6
Q
Eyes
A
All their eyes are ice
7
Q
On us
A
On us the doors closed
8
Q
Is it
A
Is it that we are dying?
9
Q
STRUCTURE
A
- 5 line stanza, shorter last line at end of each stanza
- uneven lines show adrenaline & unpredictability of war
- repetition of stanza show futile meaning of war
- powerful first lines in each stanza
- ABBA rhyming
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10
Q
CONTEXT
A
- joined British army, 1915
- died in battle
- originally pursued career in church
- revolutionary was poet
