'Exposure' poem by Wilfred Owen: Summary, context and analysis

This resource is a comprehensive packet for studying Wilfred Owen's 'Exposure' poem. Designed for GCSE English Literature students, it provides a deep dive into the poem's themes, context, and analysis, making it useful for classroom teaching and independent study.

What's included

• Printable PDF worksheet with research and analysis activities that encourage students to explore the poem in-depth.
• Full editable packet including teacher notes, detailed summary notes of the poem, and the research and analysis activities. This version allows for customisation to suit individual teaching needs and student capabilities. (Subscribers only)

How to use this 'Exposure' poem packet

The full ‘Exposure’ poem summary, context and analysis packet includes summary notes that make a great reference point for learning and revision. The summary notes explore the context of the poem, including key events and background on the poet, Wilfred Owen, and the poem’s language, imagery and structure.

The worksheet section of the packet includes research activities to help students explore Wilfred Owen and his experiences of the trenches, plus questions for analysing the poem. Use the teacher's notes to plan lessons, revision and homework activities using this packet including pre-reading, active reading with stanza still images, group and whole class discussions and visual exploration with mood boards.

'Exposure' poem by Wilfred Owen

'Exposure' is a poignant poem by Wilfred Owen that offers a grim depiction of the harsh conditions faced by soldiers in the trenches during WWI. The poem delves into themes of conflict, human suffering, and the brutal realities of war, providing students with a rich text for exploration and analysis.

Looking for more like this?

For resources that explore ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen and other war-themed poems from AQA's power and conflict anthology cluster, try:

• Analysing 'Exposure'
• 'Exposure': fill in the missing words
• GCSE revision quiz with answers - poems about war

If you’re looking for student revision resources for the Power and Conflict cluster of the AQA poetry anthology, you might like to try the Power and conflict student revision workbook.