Exposure

Who wrote the poem 'Exposure'?

• Ted Hughes

• Lord Alfred Tennyson

• Wilfred Owen

• Percy Shelly

How does Owen feel about the war?

• He is angry at the soldiers sacrifice as he doesn't think it is worthwhile.

• He thinks the soldiers are doing the right thing.

• He is upset about the loss of life but believes that they must fight the enemy.

• He doesn't know what to think.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the word 'exposure' mean?

• To be unprotected from harm or to learn of a secret.

• To pose for your photo.

• The noise a camera makes when it takes a photo.

• To be protected and kept safe from harm.

What war is Owen referencing?

• World War Two

• Iraq and Afghanistan War

• The Falklands

• World War One

Why does he use an 'ellipses'?

• To show that the speaker/ the soldier is tired.

• To make the reader feel tired.

• To make the reader think about the situation the speaker is in and the cruelty of nature.

• To use up some space.

What phrase does Owen repeat at the end of most stanzas?

• But then I remembered.

• But then I whispered to myself.

• But nobody knows why.

• But nothing happens.

What is the name for the repeated 'S' sound?

Apart from the war what else are the soldiers in the poem fighting?

• Each other.

• The weather.

• The barbed wire.

• Their weapons.

What technique has Owen used in this line, 'What are we doing here?'

• Repetition

• A metaphor

• Alliteration

• A rhetorical question.

What does the poet suggest about the war?

• It's very aggressive and loud.

• That it just drags on with no end in sight.

• Women would be better soldiers because they're more compassionate.

• Nature is being killed by man.