Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen

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English

 

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Lisa B

 

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November 14, 2014

 

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There isn't really a sense of rhythm in the poem but that serves the poem well as the seriousness of its sound reflects the tone of the writing. The structure of the first two stanza is a loose sonnet format which again is a contrast as it is usually used in love poems because it is considered to be beautiful, whereas the content of the poem is about as far from love as one can get...
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The structure of the first two stanza is a loose sonnet format which again is a contrast as it is usually used in love poems because it is considered to be beautiful, whereas the content of the poem is about as far from love as one can get. The theme of the horror of war perpetuates the poem from start to finish, beginning with the title Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori, which translates from Latin to "it is sweet and honourable to die for ones country"...
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