Exposure By Wilfred Owen

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In the pessimistic poem “Exposure” Wilfred Owen through archetypes, imagery, repetition, and diction conveys that traumatic experiences can completely restructure an individual’s reactions to events in their life. Towards the end of the poem the author uses the word “love” to describe what the soldiers once felt for their God (Stanza 7, line 5). The soldiers that the poem is centered on had strong devotion and love for the god they worshipped, this adoration slowly dwindles down to nothing towards the end. The authors’ later use of “His” is used to show the soldiers belief in their once loved idol’s possession over the cause of their demise. When the soldiers finally reached the end of their life they blamed their suffering and death on
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