Dulce Et Decorum Est
- Created by: Abbie Altoft
- Created on: 17-05-18 07:06
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- Dulce et decorum Est
- Subject
- It also shows the reality of trench life, with the soldiers described with the simile "bent like old beggars"
- The Latin used at the end of the poem means 'it is sweet and honorable to die for you country', a concept Owen is strongly denying.
- Themes
- Warfare- As Owen describes it, war becomes a never-ending nightmare of muddy trenches and unexpected gas attacks.
- Suffering-Physical pain and psychological trauma in this searing description of WW1 battleground.
- Tone
- Owen's own voice in this poem is bitter- perhaps partly fueled by the fact that he can do nothing to change the situation.
- Owen dwells on explicit details of horror and misery in order to maximize the impact
- Context
- Wilfred Owen fought in the First World War and much of his poetry is about the horror's of that conflict.
- Born in 1893 and died in 1918, just one week before the end of WW1
- His poem could be said to be violent and realistic. the first-hand experience of war is arguably one reason why there is such a shift in the attitude of the poets towards war.
- Subject
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