Poetry - Exposure Flashcards
1
Q
What structure is used in Exposure?
- rhyme scheme
- significance of the repition
- the men are…
- the cycle is…
A
Broken ABAB rhyme scheme - pararhyme
- repetition symbolises monotony of war
- men are just about holding on (words are just about rhyming)
- the cycle keeps repeating, but gets worse everytime (rhyme and the men)
2
Q
What themes are in Exposure?
- Theme 1 - how is this shown?
- Theme 2 - how is this shown?
- Theme 3
A
- Misery in war - horrific day to day experience
- Power of nature - weather is the hardest part
- Loss of humanity
3
Q
Historical context of Exposure
- when written? signifance
- a focus on…
- winter of that year…
A
- 1917; midst of WW1
- focus on grim trench warfare
- winter of ‘17 = very cold
4
Q
Poet context of Exposure
- Owen was…
- He was critical of…? Called?
A
- Owen was a ww1 soldier
- critical of the glorification of war. anti-war sentiment
5
Q
QUOTE
“Brains”
- technique 1 - what does this show?
- technique 2 - what does this show?
A
“Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us”
- Sibiliance = highlights intensity of pain / weather’s power
- Personification = weather is characterised as the real enemy
6
Q
QUOTE
“Less deadly”
- technique 1 - what does this show?
- technique 2 - what does this show?
- adjective ? = connotes…? this f…? Also j…? (2 techniques)
A
“Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow”
- personifcation = weather is characterised as the real enemy
- hyperbole - weather less deadly than bullets
- adjective black = connotes death; foreshadows their demise. Also juxtaposes snow (white) suggests the idea of war is upside down
7
Q
QUOTE
“Slowly”
- noun? shows?
- verb? shows?
A
“Slowly our ghosts drag home”
- noun ghosts = war sucked the life out of them
- verb drag = lifelessness and numbness
8
Q
QUOTE
“nothing”
- repetition shows… war has made the men…? effect on reader…?
- represents the war’s …?
A
“…but nothing happens”
- repetition = war has made them insane? readers get bored just like the men?
- represents the anticipation and monotony of war
