DULCE ET DECORUM EST

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History

 

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Judy L

 

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October 12, 2013

 

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University

 

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Owens aim of the poem is to argue the saying ?Dulce et decorum est' and to show the reader the reality of World War I, he makes this clear in the last stanza. The poet shocks us in the first few lines of the poem by his disturbing use of imagery and word choice. This is portrayed in the words: "Men marched asleep"...
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This shows that the soldiers were doing everything in routine and didn't need to think about anything. Also it is comparing the men to zombies as they are "marching asleep", as if working in the army has been so tough on them, they are now marching with no soul or sense of spirit. A phrase which illustrates their misery further: "coughing like hags"...
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