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Exposure
● Context: Wilfred Owen wrote this
poem from the trenches, where
he was serving during World War
One, not long before he was
tragically killed
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This
theme of war being a waste of life
is also reflected in “Remains” and
“Bayonet Charge”
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This is half-line also
contrasts a lot of the vivid and bleak imagery throughout the poem, making it
seem simple and prosaic in comparison
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● “Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us” - the
collective pronoun “our” gives a sense that this is a common and shared
experience for soldiers, and its repeated use can also be seen in “Remains”
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This
reminds us of the power of nature, whilst the harsh and sibilant “s” sounds
heighten their visceral experience and further reinforce their exhaustion and
fatigue
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● “All their eyes are ice” - this imagery suggests the physical effects of war
and hints at the impacts of “cold exposure”, an illness which killed many
soldiers back in the Great War
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Additionally, this phrase could reinforce the lack of emotion or
ability to feel things as the dead and living men are described as one
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This could also once again highlight Owen’s anger and desperation
at having little control over what he could do in the trenches
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● The collective voice and collective pronouns are also used to show that
the experiences of these soldiers are universal and widespread
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This
makes the men’s situation seem hopeless and painful
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