Question

What effect does the phrase “helpless sight” in Stanza 2 have on the poem?

Answer 1

It conveys the speaker's feeling of powerlessness.

Answer 2

The correct answer is that " It conveys the speaker's feeling of powerlessness."

Explanation:

Wilfred Owen portraits a disturbing image of war in his poem. There is a situation that he had in the past, where a soldier died because he could not put on his gas mask in a war with a chemical weapon, so this experience follows him.