Exposure Flashcards
(15 cards)
quote describing the threat of nature with personification
the merciless iced east winds that knive us
quote describing anticipation of something
we keep awake because the night is silent
repeated quote describing boredom and fear of nothing
but nothing happens
quote describing tension in nature
we hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire
quote describing pain by nature’s ‘brambles’ with a simile
like twitching agonies of men among its brambles
quote describing that they haven’t seen war with a simile and biblical references
like a dull rumour of some other war
quote describing miserable nature
we only know war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy
quote describing bad weather and German uniforms
ranks on shivering ranks of grey
quote describing the weather as more violent than the war
less deadly than the air
quote describing nature as a predator using personification
pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces
quote describing how there are no opportunities left for the soldiers
shutters and doors, all closed: on us the doors are closed
quote describing the pleasant nature at home, contrasting here
nor ever suns smile true on child, or field, or fruit
quote describing lack of love from God, linking to another religious quote
For love of God seems dying
quote describing the power of nature at the end
shrivelling many hands, and puckering many foreheads crisp
quote describing the nature killing off emotions
all their eyes are ice
