weakness rather than heroic portrait expected from title.plosive sounds: harsh, slowing down time, difficulty walking. contrasts young recruits.
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all blind:
soldiers become blind: physically disabled. Those at home are left blind to what is going on.
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GAS! GAS! Quick, boys!
one syllable each word: urgency harsh sound at start, sibilance after: live the pains at war but be at peace when death arrives. just boys: vulnerable.
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In all my dreams; before my helpless sight,
survivors guilt. unable to save anyone or himself.
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incurable sores on innocent tongues
there is no way to help the men even if survivors memories aren't lost. innocent: suggests youth: too young for war, vulnerable.
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the old lie: Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria mori
angry that this is the message of war conveyed through generations. sending young people to their deaths< accusing readers of growing old and dying happy when young are sacrificing themselves. soldier hasn't died in a heroic way death is pointlss:
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Card 2
Front
soldiers become blind: physically disabled. Those at home are left blind to what is going on.
Back
all blind:
Card 3
Front
one syllable each word: urgency harsh sound at start, sibilance after: live the pains at war but be at peace when death arrives. just boys: vulnerable.
Back
Card 4
Front
survivors guilt. unable to save anyone or himself.
Back
Card 5
Front
there is no way to help the men even if survivors memories aren't lost. innocent: suggests youth: too young for war, vulnerable.
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