Exposure By Wilfred Owen To develop our understanding

Exposure By Wilfred Owen - To develop our understanding of the poem and the language used

Exposure by Wilfred Owen Exposure… What does the title suggest ? ? ? ? ?

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Exposure by Wilfred Owen Weather in Exposure

Find an example of… Technique Evidence • Personification ‘’the merciless icy winds knife us’’ • Repetition • Rhetorical Questions • 5 senses Challenge Can you tell me why the writer has made so many references to the weather? For each one suggest a feeling or thought of the narrator.

Agree or Disagree? What threatens soldiers in the poem? Give an example from the poem Threat Quotes Bullets/War Boredom/fear/Vulnerable Weather Challenge Which threat do you think is most important in the poem?

Exposure • What is the biggest threat to man – Weather – Nature ‘’The merciless iced east winds that knive us’’ We hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire / among its brambles Flights of bullets streak the silence. Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow Dawn massing in the east her melancholy army attacks once more in ranks… How do these quotes above suggest that nature is the real enemy? ?

“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…” The personification shows

“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…” The personification shows the wind as being “merciless” Owen is showing the weather to be another enemy or opponent for the soldiers to face

“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…” The personification shows the wind as being “merciless” Owen is showing the weather to be another enemy or opponent for the soldiers to face. The use of the adjective, “iced” and verb, “knive” gives the reader the impression that the weather is physically attacking the soldiers, it makes the reader feel sympathy for the soldiers who are stuck in the trenches unable to escape the harsh conditions.

“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…” The personification shows the wind as being “merciless” Owen is showing the weather to be another enemy or opponent for the soldiers to face. The use of the adjective, “iced” and verb, “knive” gives the reader the impression that the weather is physically attacking the soldiers, it makes the reader feel sympathy for the soldiers who are stuck in the trenches unable to escape the harsh conditions. Owen starts the poem with “Our brains ache” this could be read literally, the soldiers have headaches caused by the cold winds. It could also refer to the physical and emotional pain the soldiers are experiencing as a result of being forced to fight in WW 1.

“Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…” In showing the wind as being “merciless” Owen is showing the weather to be another enemy or opponent for the soldiers to face. The use of the adjective, “iced” and verb, “knive” gives the reader the impression that the weather is physically attacking the soldiers, it makes the reader feel sympathy for the soldiers who are stuck in the trenches unable to escape the harsh conditions. Owen starts the poem with “Our brains ache” this could be read literally, the soldiers have headaches caused by the cold winds. It could also refer to the physical and emotional pain the soldiers are experiencing as a result of being forced to fight in WW 1. 5 minutes to discuss and write your own analysis paragraph!

On the otherhand, in. Storm on the Island, the writer also uses nature to show power. A quote to show this is ‘’ bombarded by the empty air. This quote shows that air is affecting the people living on the island. The use of alliteration in ‘’bombarbed by’’ give the audience the impression that the weather is violent almost like a bomb and is constant. The writer is trying to suggest that mankind has no power of nature and is completely weak and vulnerable against it.

How to answer an Essay Question -develop our understanding of how to answer an essay question

By the end of the lesson • • Look at a sample question Learn how to plan for a question Learn how to structure a PEEL paragraph Have a go at a question

Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.

Exposure vs Storm Island What are they both about? PEEL language paragraph for each Compare Writer’s ideas from both