Remains Flashcards
1
Q
“the merciless iced winds that knife us”
A
- personification (merciless winds, winds are fighting/destroying the men), sibilance (movement of nature), enjambment
2
Q
“the mad gusts tugging on the wire”
A
- personification (anger of the wind and nature), “tugging” verb (force of nature on the men)
3
Q
“but nothing happens”
A
repetition - waiting for war to begin, the war with nature has already begun
4
Q
Context
A
war against nature
5
Q
Form
A
Narrative - story of men in war against nature