Introduction: Wilfred Owens poem ‘Exposure’ and ‘Anthem of doomed youth’ capture the reader by the language’s features. Which capture the reader’s imagination. In the poem “Exposure” he uses many language features like in the opening lines he uses a personification which captured my attention. He also uses multiple personifications throughout the poem and many other techniques […]

In the poem “Exposure” By Wilfred Owen. I ” Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knife us.” “We only know the war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy.” “Less deadly than the air that shudders black with snow, with sidelong flowing flakes that flock.” “Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our […]

What has been included? “What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?” Gives the reader the ideas that many important people have died. It is shown in the sentence when it starts off by talking about the passing bells. Passing bell represent that someone has died, who is possible high up or significant in some way, as the […]

The role of the author What can you determine/understand about the writer of this text? He could be a soldier or someone who was involved in the war and is saying goodbye to many soldiers who he most likely knew the people who died in the war. At the bottom of the poem, it has his name […]

“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knocked-kneed, Coughing like hags.” Gives the reader the image of the soldiers in pain. “Bent double” represents the idea of being in pain from a possible injury or illness. “Like old beggars under sacks” Gives the ideas as they are in so much pain they can barely move like […]

I arrive at my nana’s house. As I open the door, a whiff of nana’s home baking catches my nose. My nana is sitting in her usual spot, at the dinner table, by the front of the door, capturing the morning sunlight. The sunlight makes her grey wavy hair shimmer. She is sitting there doing […]