Exposure Flashcards

All 9 cards in this deck

Who wrote ‘Exposure’?

Wilfred Owen, a First World War soldier-poet. It was published in 1920, after his death.

When did Wilfred Owen die?

On 4 November 1918, a week before the Armistice.

What is the structure of ‘Exposure’?

Eight stanzas of five lines, each ending with a short line.

What kind of rhyme does ‘Exposure’ use, as in “knife us” and “nervous”?

Pararhyme (half-rhyme).

Which refrain ends four stanzas of ‘Exposure’?

“But nothing happens.”

Who is the speaker of ‘Exposure’?

Soldiers in the trenches on a freezing night, speaking as “we”.

Complete the quotation from ‘Exposure’: “Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that …”

“… knife us”

Which device is “Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence”?

Sibilance.

What are the main themes of ‘Exposure’?

Nature as the enemy, the futility of war, and suffering.