dulce et decorum est

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  • Created by: lisenka10
  • Created on: 18-05-17 21:34
structure
not clear but rhyming mostly on alternate line endings
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context
owen has experienced war is challanges the idea of war soldiers going to war being celebrated as they are not heroic but die a horrifying death instead
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'like old beggars under sacks'
implies that they are helpless. 'beggars' show how they are suffering and almost begging to be saved from this situation
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'bent double'
shows how the men have actually became 'double' the person they were before war and the person they are now after experiencing war
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'Quick!' 'GAS!'
one sylabble words create a sense of immediacy because if the helmets are not fitted in time they will be too late and lose their lives .
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'devils sick of sin'
s creates a sinister sound implying which shows extremes of human cruelty that even sickens satan.
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owen has experienced war is challanges the idea of war soldiers going to war being celebrated as they are not heroic but die a horrifying death instead

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context

Card 3

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implies that they are helpless. 'beggars' show how they are suffering and almost begging to be saved from this situation

Back

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Card 4

Front

shows how the men have actually became 'double' the person they were before war and the person they are now after experiencing war

Back

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Card 5

Front

one sylabble words create a sense of immediacy because if the helmets are not fitted in time they will be too late and lose their lives .

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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