Exposure Flashcards
Wilfred Owen (6 cards)
1
Q
“Our brains ache in the merciless ices east winds that knive us”
A
-Sibilance: mimics the sound of the wind
-Physical and phycological impacts
-Collective, shared experience
2
Q
“But nothing happens.”
A
-Repetition: waiting to die, futility of war
3
Q
“Our ghosts drag home”
A
-No life left in them
-Continued idea of impending death
4
Q
“We turn back to our dying.”
A
-It is worse to die slowly
-Inescapable death
5
Q
“For love of God seems dying.”
A
-Hard to keep faith
-God would not let them suffer for so long
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