What is the poem about ?

speaker is describing a terrifying experience in the trenches first world war. Thus helping to demonstrate the trauma the soilders have experienced.

Owen was disillusioned by his role as a solider and known to suffer from shellshock

What is a key theme ?

Boredom and never ending conflict

How is nature personified ?

Nature is personified as the enemy rather than the actual opposition of boredom.

The psychological trauma and terror of war is explored

Connotations of " the merciless iced east winds that ice us .."

Shows nature as personified in a sinister way to create fear in the listener.

Connotations of "wearied we "

The use of alliteration here makes the phrase difficult to say thus alluding to the difficulty in the soldiers lives.

Connotations of "twitching agonies"

This is an uncomeftable image and therefore emphasises the soldiers discomfort and utter exhaustion.

Connotations of "what are we doing here?"

Rhetorical question implies the speaker is questioning his motivation to fight for his country

Connotations of "we turn our back to our dying"

Could be a references to the wider message of corruption in higher status people. The blunt, passive statement shows the soldiers disillusionment with their cause.

Connotations of "for the love of god seems dying "

This religious references implies that there is a lack of religiously imposed morality remaining in the situation - thus highlighting the cruelty of it.

What is the affect of the cyclonical structure ?

This helps to connect the end and the beginning of the poem to emphasise the fact that nothing has happened in that time.

What quote shows the cyclical structure ?

" But nothing happens." - demonstrates fear

What is the affect of the Anaphora ?

Emphasises the futility of war and how the situation remains the same despite their suffering so they weren't achieving anything

What does Owen dislike in society at the time?

Owens was objecting against unnescessary wars and poor leaderships.

Similarities to the Prelude ?

Nature is presented as an inescapable force in both poems through natural imagery. This serves to highlighting the overwhelming influences, causing them to release the speaker, and their own insignificance.

Prelude and Exposure quotes

Prelude ~ "rocky cove." "mountain echoes" and "craggy ridge" Exposure ~ "mad gusts" "rain soaks" and "flowing flakes"

Differences to the Prelude ?

Wordsworth gives nature power due to its great expanse shown in the imagery "horizon's utmost boundary" and "huge peaks". In exposure nature is from its sheer aggression which is created by violent connotations of "iced east winds that knive us"

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Question	Answer
What is the poem about ?	speaker is describing a terrifying experience in the trenches first world war. Thus helping to demonstrate the trauma the soilders have experienced.
Who was Owen ?	Owen was disillusioned by his role as a solider and known to suffer from shellshock
What is a key theme ?	Boredom and never ending conflict
How is nature personified ?	Nature is personified as the enemy rather than the actual opposition of boredom.
What is explored ?	The psychological trauma and terror of war is explored
Connotations of " the merciless iced east winds that ice us .."	Shows nature as personified in a sinister way to create fear in the listener.
Connotations of "wearied we "	The use of alliteration here makes the phrase difficult to say thus alluding to the difficulty in the soldiers lives.
Connotations of "twitching agonies"	This is an uncomeftable image and therefore emphasises the soldiers discomfort and utter exhaustion.
Connotations of "what are we doing here?"	Rhetorical question implies the speaker is questioning his motivation to fight for his country
Connotations of "we turn our back to our dying"	Could be a references to the wider message of corruption in higher status people. The blunt, passive statement shows the soldiers disillusionment with their cause.
Connotations of "for the love of god seems dying "	This religious references implies that there is a lack of religiously imposed morality remaining in the situation - thus highlighting the cruelty of it.
What is the affect of the cyclonical structure ?	This helps to connect the end and the beginning of the poem to emphasise the fact that nothing has happened in that time.
What quote shows the cyclical structure ?	" But nothing happens." - demonstrates fear
What is the affect of the Anaphora ?	Emphasises the futility of war and how the situation remains the same despite their suffering so they weren't achieving anything
What does Owen dislike in society at the time?	Owens was objecting against unnescessary wars and poor leaderships.
Similarities to the Prelude ?	Nature is presented as an inescapable force in both poems through natural imagery. This serves to highlighting the overwhelming influences, causing them to release the speaker, and their own insignificance.
Prelude and Exposure quotes	Prelude ~ "rocky cove." "mountain echoes" and "craggy ridge" Exposure ~ "mad gusts" "rain soaks" and "flowing flakes"
Differences to the Prelude ?	Wordsworth gives nature power due to its great expanse shown in the imagery "horizon's utmost boundary" and "huge peaks". In exposure nature is from its sheer aggression which is created by violent connotations of "iced east winds that knive us"

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