exposure Flashcards
what are the main themes in exposure
reality of conflict and power of nature
what is the poem context for exposure
written whilst in the trenches, war was romanticised through other poetry about the honour of fighting, owen exposes the true reality of war
what is the poet context for exposure
was a soldier in ww1 and was killed just days before it ended. owen suffered shell shock in hospital and was told to write about his experiences in order to not internalise them
what is the rhyme scheme and what does this depict
pararhyme depicts the soldiers constant unease and presents a lack of comfort because of the jagged rhyme. reflect the mens experiences
what does the stanza length depict in the prelude
same length reflecting the monotony of life in trenches and their boredom
what are the two main analytical points to make about the prelude
the reality of nature and the futility and reality of war
what are the three main quotes for the reality of nature
“mad gusts, rain soaks, flowing flakes”
“merciless ice east winds that knife us”
“the flickering gunnery rumbles”
write a small analysis for the quotes “mad gusts, rain soaks, flowing flakes”
present nature as an inescapable force, its threatening, aggressive and overwhelming
write a small analysis for the quote “merciless ice east winds that knife us” and the “flickering gunnery rumbles”
- personification, presents how they are battling nature and not in war. it is violent and aggressive and shows no mercy even considering the conditions they are in. also presents how they are using mans tools to harm them - mans inferiority, link to the “flickering gunnery rumbles”
what are the three main quotes for the futility and reality of war
“but nothing happens”
“what are we doing here”
“snow dazed, sun dosed”
write a small analysis for the quote “but nothing happens”
cyclical structure, nothing happened war based in the time they have been battling nature. its pointless to be there as they are not doing what they were set out to do
write a small analysis for the quote “what are we doing here”
rhetorical question
the soldiers aren’t achieving anything, owen objecting against unnecessary war and bad leadership not war itself
write a small quote analysis for the quote “snow dazed and sun dosed”
passage of time is depicted through the seasons changing, reflect the time passing in the trenches as they sit and watch the seasons move by being assaulted by them
what can be inferred from the first three lines ending in ellipsis
the soldiers are waiting for something to happen they are bored. it slows the poem to allow the reader to have experience of the suffering of being exposed to nature yet also being sat waiting for an enemy to appear
what poems can be compared to exposure and what are two points of comparison
the prelude - nature holds power in different ways, prelude is psychological using visual imagery and exposure is physically using violent imagery
bayonet charge - both depict soldiers to reach battlefield and find out war is different to what they were told, psychological effects, being prepared to fight in exposure and not
