Wilfred Owen wrote 'Exposure' in 1917-18 from the trenches of World War One, not long before he was killed in battle. Much of Own's poetry reveals his anger at the war's waste of life and its horrific conditions.
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"Ranks on shivering ranks"
The description of dawn approaching mirrors the soldiers in the trenches.
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"Sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence"
Sibilance- mimics the whistling sound of the bullets flying.
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"Flowing flakes that flock"
Alliteration- emphasis the relentless of the snow.
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"Snow-dazed, sun-dozed"
Half rhyme- creates a link between their current situation and their dreams of the past.
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Card 2
Front
The description of dawn approaching mirrors the soldiers in the trenches.
Back
"Ranks on shivering ranks"
Card 3
Front
Sibilance- mimics the whistling sound of the bullets flying.
Back
Card 4
Front
Alliteration- emphasis the relentless of the snow.
Back
Card 5
Front
Half rhyme- creates a link between their current situation and their dreams of the past.
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