Exposure

• "Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds which knive us"


  This shows the physical and mental toll on the soldiers, with "knive" suggesting the sharpness of the cold
• "But nothing happens" Exposure


  Repeated throughout the poem, this line emphasizes the relentless, cyclical waiting and futility of the soldiers' situation.
• "The poignant misery of dawn begins to grow"


  The dawn should symbolize hope, but instead it brings more suffering, showing the constant cycle of despair.
• "For love of God seems dying"

  This line expresses a loss of faith and a sense of spiritual abandonment, highlighting the soldiers' feelings of isolation.
• Who wrote Exposure?


  Wilfred Owen