Exposure

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  • Created on: 27-02-17 21:19
Who wrote exposure?
Wilfred Owen
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What form does it take?
8 5 lined stanzas with a half line at the end of each one
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What is repeated at the end of stanza 1, 3,4,8
'But nothing happens'
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What does the circular form emphasis?
The frustration of waiting in such hostile weather
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What does the use of imperfect rhymes do?
Prevent comfort or security
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What is pararyhme?
The consonant stays the same but the vowel changes.
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The last line is different in each stanza why?
To 'expose' it and show the lack of actions bewilders the soldiers who ask questions as they freeze to death.
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What questions are asked?
'What are we doing here?' 'Is it that we are dying?'
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