Themes for Exposure -Wilfred Own

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  • Themes
    • War
      • Owen once declared that, "My theme is war and pity of war"
      • Looks at how death claimed the lives of so many soldiers
      • Evidence
        • "We only know war lasts"
      • Analysis
        • The soldiers are unsure of everything other than the fact that war lasts.
    • Weather
      • Seen as being as deadly as the enemy.
      • The soldiers are fighting two battles.
      • Evidence
        • ‘Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army/ Attacks once more in ranks on shivering ranks of grey’
      • Analysis
        • The weather is compared to an army and assults
    • Despair
      • One of the casualties of war is loss of faith.
      • Death seems inevitable.
      • Evidence
        • ‘For love of God seems dying’
      • Analysis
        • The soldiers have lost their faith, implying that they are not looking forward to an afterlife, making it more destressing

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