Exposure 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteraturePoems from different culturesGCSEAQA Created by: KeatonCreated on: 02-01-18 13:49 "What are we doing here?" Sets the tone - helplessness and despair. They feel like their suffering is pointless. They question what they are achieving. 1 of 6 "Our", "Us", "We" Theme of shared endurance - showing that the men suffer together, they have a special bond. 2 of 6 "Oh", "Grow", "Only know", "Soaks" Examples of assonance - emphasises the mood of the narrative, (like moaning). They are long to say which conveys the extended effort. 3 of 6 The coming of "dawn" Motif, it shows the arrival of hope but it is soon frozen away, showing that nature has ultimate power. 4 of 6 "East winds...knife us", "Mad gusts" Repetition of personification- heightens our awareness of the conditions. Portrays the weather as being the enemy. 5 of 6 "Empty home", "Dying fire" Theme of loss and faith. Showing that the home front have given up on them and they are concerned. 6 of 6
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