PROSE - Exposure by Wilfred Owen

Exposure

Wilfred Owen

Structure

• voice of many
• different people speaking
• boredom
• numb
• flows easily
• cycle - starts where it finishes
• seasons - disorintating

Subject Matter

• conditions of the trenches
• futility of war

Analysis

• 'Our' - first person plural - involves us - all a part of it - personal experiece - relatable 
• use of eplisis '...' - string of consciousness - numb or don't know what to say?
• 'Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,' - creates a whisper - grumbling in the ranks - gossiping - waiting
• 'whisper, curious, nervous' - rule of 3
• repetition of 'But nothing happens.' - days are…