Exposure - Wilfred Owen

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

• Ellipses dashes - caesura –> no full stops, it will only continue/never ending cycle
• Repetition/refrain –> cycle = symbolises boredom
• Stanza lines symbolise things/war is not as expected

Question 2

Meaning

Answer 2

• Showing realities of war - the weather: cold and dying to extreme conditions not bullets
• Different factors in war not stereotypical fighting –> waiting & boredom

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

• “crusted, dark-red jewels”

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

• “What are we doing here?”
• “All their eyes are ice”

Question 5

Effect

Answer 5

• To show readers the true meaning of war and there is more to war than just bullets: waiting for death & boredom