Exposure

"What are we doing here?"

Sets the tone - helplessness and despair. They feel like their suffering is pointless. They question what they are achieving.

1 of 6

"Our", "Us", "We"

Theme of shared endurance - showing that the men suffer together, they have a special bond.

2 of 6

"Oh", "Grow", "Only know", "Soaks"

Examples of assonance - emphasises the mood of the narrative, (like moaning). They are long to say which conveys the extended effort.

3 of 6

The coming of "dawn"

Motif, it shows the arrival of hope but it is soon frozen away, showing that nature has ultimate power.

4 of 6

"East winds...knife us", "Mad gusts"

Repetition of personification- heightens our awareness of the conditions. Portrays the weather as being the enemy.

5 of 6

"Empty home", "Dying fire"

Theme of loss and faith. Showing that the home front have given up on them and they are concerned.

6 of 6

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Theme of shared endurance - showing that the men suffer together, they have a special bond.

"Our", "Us", "We"

Examples of assonance - emphasises the mood of the narrative, (like moaning). They are long to say which conveys the extended effort.

Motif, it shows the arrival of hope but it is soon frozen away, showing that nature has ultimate power.

Repetition of personification- heightens our awareness of the conditions. Portrays the weather as being the enemy.

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