Exposure (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Exposure'
Author of 'Exposure'
Wilfred Owen, WWI soldier-poet
Main themes in 'Exposure'
Main themes in 'Exposure'
Suffering, hopelessness, power of nature
Technique in 'But nothing happens'
Technique in 'But nothing happens'
Repetition
Effect of 'But nothing happens' repetition
Effect of 'But nothing happens' repetition
Emphasises futility & hopelessness of soldiers
Technique: 'merciless iced east winds...'
Technique: 'merciless iced east winds...'
Personification
Effect of wind personification
Effect of wind personification
Shows nature as brutal enemy, adds to suffering
Technique: 'Sudden successive flights...'
Technique: 'Sudden successive flights...'
Sibilance
Effect of sibilance in bullet line
Effect of sibilance in bullet line
Mimics bullet sounds, enhances tension
Technique: 'All their eyes are ice'
Technique: 'All their eyes are ice'
Metaphor
Meaning of 'eyes are ice' metaphor
Meaning of 'eyes are ice' metaphor
Emotional numbness & deathly stillness
Technique: 'For love of God seems dying'
Technique: 'For love of God seems dying'
Juxtaposition
Meaning of 'love of God seems dying'
Meaning of 'love of God seems dying'
Loss of hope & faith
Effect of regular stanzas form
Effect of regular stanzas form
Reflects monotonous, unending suffering
Effect of pararhyme in 'Exposure'
Effect of pararhyme in 'Exposure'
Creates unease & incompleteness