Exposure Quotes Flashcards
Opening line of exposure shows nature as the enemy
Our brains ache,in the merciless iced winds that knive us
Disturbing imagery in exposure talking about the people in the barbed wire
Like twitching agonies of men amongst it’s brambles
Quote from exposure showing how the soldiers are scared of silence
Worried by silence,sentries whisper,curious,nervous
sentries - a soldier that keeps guard
Juxtaposition in exposure talking about dawn
The poignant misery of dawn
Poignant - evoking a keen sense of sadness
Quote from exposure talking about nature preparing to attack
Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army attacks once more in ranks on shivering ranks of grey
Sibilance of exposure talking about bullets which is followed by talk of the weather
Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence.
Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow
Quote from exposure showing snow being personified (fricitive)
Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces
Quote from exposure showing them as prey to the weather
We cringe in holes,back on forgotten dreams and stare snow-dazed
Quote from exposure showing the worry of the soldiers that they may not be welcomed home
Shutters and doors all closed:on us the doors are closed
Quote from exposure showing how humans are no better than mud
Tonight this frost will fasten on mud and us
Quote from exposure showing how they have to be numb to the dead
Pause over half known faces.All their eyes are ice
Quote from last line of first stanza and last line of last stanza in exposure
But nothing happens
Structure in Exposure
Cyclical structure
Anaphora also used to show the repetitive nature of conflict
Use of first person plural makes us feel as if we are there
ABBAC constant rhyme scheme shows monotonous process of war however these are all half rhymes showing how there is no comfort or satisfaction in the men’s experiences
