Exposure quotes

• “Our brains ache, in the merciless iced east winds that knive us…”. Personification, Sibilance, Metaphor- Nature is the real enemy here. The wind is personified as violent, and the sibilance mimics the hissing of the wind
• “But nothing happens.” Repetition- Emphasises boredom, futility and the emotional numbness of war. This line keeps coming back like a hopeless thought in their heads.
• “We only know war lasts, rain soaks, and clouds sag stormy.” Pathetic Fallacy- Removes any sense of glamour in war. The use of natural imagery and pathetic fallacy shows how even the environment is against them.