Power and Conflict Poetry Exposure

Power and Conflict Poetry Exposure

LQ- what is the context for the poem Exposure

Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen, who wrote some of the best British poetry on World War I, composed nearly all of his poems in slightly over a year, from August 1917 to September 1918. In November 1918 he was killed in action at the age of 25, one week before the Armistice.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the war in which Wilfred Owen fought?

• World War 3

• World War 1

• Boer War

• Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

What shape were the trenches?

• straight lines

• circles

• squares

• zig-zagged

Multiple Choice

How many men lived in each trench?

• hundreds

• tens

• thousands

Multiple Choice

How long did the men spend in the trenches in one go?

• three days

• four days

• eight days

• up to ten days

Multiple Choice

Where did the soldiers sleep when they were on the front line?

• at home

• beds

• dug outs

• The fire step

Multiple Choice

When did the men get to sleep?

• at night

• at dinner time

• in the day

Exposure

Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us . . . 

Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent . . .

Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient . . .

Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,

    But nothing happens. 

Multiple Choice

Find the personification:

Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us . . .

Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent . . .

Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient . . .

Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,

But nothing happens.

• low drooping flares

• merciless iced east wind

• sentries whisper

• But nothing happens

Multiple Select

Choose the phrase that contain sibilance:

Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us . . .

Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent . . .

Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient . . .

Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,

But nothing happens.

• silence, sentries whisper

• merciless iced east winds

• wearied we keep awake

• low drooping flares

Fill in the Blanks

Which phrase shows us the emotional strain of life at the front?

Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us . . .

Wearied we keep awake because the night is silent . . .

Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient . . .

Worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous,

But nothing happens.

Open Ended

What is Owen trying to show us about the lives of the soldier on the front in World War 1?