View this annotated questioning the ethics of humanity through this war poem as the poem shares the harsh reality of war. Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen
DÑÑFTegatiue
"
It is sweet and noble to die for your country
"
+ harsh
1 unclean rumoured for)
illustrating the melancholic
setting .
I Bent *
pace slow theauiy
bent backs t idea of standing
crippled
• contrasts
g- straight w
pride
w
enjambment
2 cursed [mimics fatigue)
(also rejected ) s desperation +oppression
1 pleas deaf ears )
3 on
4 trudge
monotonous
s
neologism
6 limped
↳ protective showers for horses
7
death
8 ←
surpassing image of iminant
words shortened 4 urgency + chaos
9 ! !
disillusionment
↳ ironic : nhornmaiiymintense feelings of joy : contrast +
:
}
mm
→ relentlessness of situation
vivid
12
ummm
imagery
13
14 → falls to the ground
Is
µ
describes dying flame
16 mm
sharp + harsh diction
↳ shows of soldier
anguish
accusation at
17
→ shows disregard
18
19 W W W
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