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EXPOSURE - Coggle Diagram
EXPOSURE
LANGUAGE
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Metaphor = refers to the eyes of the men - its a vivid description of how they've been overpowered by nature ' all their eyes are ice'
Sibilance = mimics the whistling sound of the bullets flying 'sudden successive flights of bullets streak the silence'
Bleak Language = mirrors the bleak setting everything is monotone ( the battlefield is cold and lifeless) 'shivering ranks of grey' 'black with snow'
QUOTES
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'what are we doing here?' - rhetorical question displaying the soldiers questioning their choices about going to war
'OUR BRAINS ACHE IN THE MERCILESS ICED WINDS THAT KNIFE US' - the personification displays nature as the enemy and the ellipses hints that the soldiers are waiting for something to happen. The adjective merciless shows they are helpless when acting against nature
LANGUAGE
First Person Pulural = this narrative portrays the shared experience through the use of pronouns (us, we)
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COMPARISION
PRELUDE = natrure is more overpowering then man. The detrimental effect of nature displayed throughout both poems. Nature is personified in both (prelude the mountain as a monster and in exposure its displayed as the main enemy)
OZYMANDIAS = The overpowering of nature being able to disrupt and destroy. Nature cannot be changed whereas human activity can. Wind being overpowering enabling both humans and stature to decay alone.
REMAINS = Conveys the effect and reality of war through personal experience. The soldiers portray patriotism and are proud to represent and fight for their country. The reality of conflict can be displayed as discomfiting towards the soldiers.
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SUMMARY OF POEM
The soldiers are sat in trenches doing WW1 and are awake afraid of the emery attack. One of their main emends is nature because the wind is more deadly then the bullets themselves. The men imagine retiring home but believe the only way of keeping loved one's safe is sacrificing themselves in the war. They then return to picturing their own death.