poetry - exposure Flashcards
“Dawn massing in the East her melancholy army…” - what is the meaning of this quote (technique and meaning)
Personification. Emphasises that nature is hostile and brings suffering.
“But nothing happens…” - what is the meaning of this quote (technique and meaning)
Repetition. Gives the readers a sense of the boredom caused by waiting and hints at the pointlessness of war.
“Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow” - what is the meaning of this quote (technique and meaning)
The weather is presented as more menacing than bullets.
Contrasting images of black and snow are unsettling. They highlight the horrors of being exposed to the elements.
“Slowly, our ghosts drag home” - meaning of the quote (meaning and technique)
Metaphor. Suggests that war has sucked all the life out of the soldiers.
“Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us” - meaning of the quote (meaning and technique)
Personification. Makes the weather seem deadly and menacing, and characterises the weather as the real enemy of the soldiers.
“All their eyes are ice” - meaning of the quote (technique and meaning)
Metaphor. Describes the extreme effects of the weather that have overcome the soldiers.
