Imagery Of The Poem Exposure. Exposure is a poem written by the one of the most famous poets of the world war 1 wilfred owen. The personification of the flakes create tactile imagery that is felt by the reader as he describes how the snow sends the.
In the last two posts i looked at the context form and structure of exposure by wilfred owen looking at his poetry in general and the changes in art music and literature that had paved the way for massive changes leading up to 1917 and 1918 when this poem was most likely written. Comparisons and alternative interpretations are also considered. Owen uses two powerful similes in exposure in line 7 equating the harsh wind to twitching agonies of men is a gruesome comparison that conveys a natural merciless phenomenon in terms of vivid human suffering.
The personification of the flakes create tactile imagery that is felt by the reader as he describes how the snow sends the.
In exposure wilfred owen looks at the horrors of warfare. This form of the poem builds up the momentum and anticipation of a battle which never fully happens instead ending with nothing. The personification of the flakes create tactile imagery that is felt by the reader as he describes how the snow sends the. In exposure each stanza has lots of powerful imagery and emotive vocabulary but then ends with an anti climax sentence like but nothing happens.