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Exposure

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Poetry

Flashcards by Ella Grosse, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by Ella Grosse over 6 years ago

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Question	Answer
Theme	War against the weather
Language	Personification: 'winds that knive us' deflects romanticism and portrays nature as the enemy. the personification reflects the violent brutality of war - humans are agressive
Language	Alliteration: 'flowing flakes that flock' The words clash - resembles the friction between man and nature. The fricative sounds identify the tension that becomes invasive and sinister, much like techniques of war. Soldiers crippling in cold weather
Structure	Enjambment: 'winds that knive \| us...' the weather is continuously attacking them and shows no sign of stopping
Punctuation	Ellipsis: 'knive \| us...' demonstrates the unpredictable things to come

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