EXPOSURE Flashcards
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF EXPOSURE?
focuses on the misery felt by World War One soldiers waiting overnight in the trenches. Although nothing is happening and there is no fighting, there is still danger because they are exposed to the extreme cold and their wait through the night is terrifying.
EMPHASISE THE FUTILITY OF WAR
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EXPOSURE?
HIGHLIGHTS THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF THE SOLDIERS LIVING IN THE TRENCHES AND THEIR TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
SHOWS THEIR LONGING TO GO HOME AND REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES
WHAT IS THE MOOD IN EXPOSURE?
sense of hopelessness and despair where the men see their deaths as inevitable. The poet’s tone is deliberately provoking and emotive language is used with the intention of involving and even upsetting the reader.
WHAT IS THE FORM OF EXPOSURE?
The last line of each stanza is noticeably shorter and indented which emphasises its importance
WHAT TYPES OF POWER ARE BEING SHOWN IN EXPOSURE?
THE POWER OF NATURE
THE WEATHER
WHAT ARE 5 QUOTES FROM EXPOSURE?
MERCILESS ICED EAST WIND THAT KNIVE US
SILENT SALIENT SENTRIES
BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
LESS DEADLY THAN THE AIR THAT SHUDDERS BLACK WITH SNOW
THE BURYING PARTY PAUSE OVER HALF KNOWN FACES ALL THEIR EYES ICE
MERCILESS ICED EAST WIND THAT KNIVE US
VIOLENT METAPHOR
EVIL PERSONIFICATION TO NATURE
THE WEATHER IS BETRAYING THE MEN
THE WEATHER IS THE OTHER ENEMY
FIERCE AND HARSH
SILENT, SALIENT, SENTRIES
HALF RHYMES
UNEASE DISCOMFORT SOMETHING IS OFF/INCOMPLETE
BUT NOTHING HAPPENS
FRUSTRATION
ACCEPTED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE
PEOPLE ARE DYING BUT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT
HOPELESS/POWERLESS
emphasises the agony of waiting and that war is not all about action.
LESS DEADLY THAN THE AIR THAT SHUDDERS BLACK WITH SNOW
darkness (the night), death, decay, and evil deeds
FIGHTING WITH NATURE
THE BURYING PARTY…PAUSE OVER HALF KNOWN FACES ALL THEIR EYES ICE
LOSS OF IDENTITY
TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF WAR
THE HORRORS OF WAR
