Dulce Et Decorum Est War is one aspect of history that has transcended time since creation of civilization. From the Warring States Period of China to the American Vietnam War, one thought that comes to mind is the lives lost and the bloodshed for country. In Dulce Et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen illustrates his unhappy feelings towards the unneeded sacrifices of war and the how it relates to the title. Throughout the poem, Owen shows the his purpose of yhexpressing the idea that dying for your country isn’t as glorious and honorable as it seems.
Owen begins his poem describing the soldiers with great detail, using imagery to show how they looked like “old beggars under sacks”, and a simile to show them “coughing like hags”. This in turn helps the reader imagine how lousy of conditions they are in. Owen goes onto to describe how their clothing is into mere rags and how their helmets were awful fit to their heads. Owen then follows up with how,“many had lost their boots” meaning they were barefoot on the battlefields. These ideas contrast with Jessie Pope, a children’s author, who glorified the status of war …show more content…
Owen gives off a very dreadful feeling as he goes into detail of how he watched fellow soldiers “white eyes writhing in his face” as the he heard "the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs”. Consequently , it's obvious that the narrator had no choice but to listen to the man die. The scenery given off by Owen sketches a picture of how it looked like on the battlefield, moreover it gives a feeling to the reader that the narrator may never forget these events that happened and he is forced to live them over and over again; once again reiterating that war is painfully hard for the people in
Owen begins his poem describing the soldiers with great detail, using imagery to show how they looked like “old beggars under sacks”, and a simile to show them “coughing like hags”. This in turn helps the reader imagine how lousy of conditions they are in. Owen goes onto to describe how their clothing is into mere rags and how their helmets were awful fit to their heads. Owen then follows up with how,“many had lost their boots” meaning they were barefoot on the battlefields. These ideas contrast with Jessie Pope, a children’s author, who glorified the status of war …show more content…
Owen gives off a very dreadful feeling as he goes into detail of how he watched fellow soldiers “white eyes writhing in his face” as the he heard "the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs”. Consequently , it's obvious that the narrator had no choice but to listen to the man die. The scenery given off by Owen sketches a picture of how it looked like on the battlefield, moreover it gives a feeling to the reader that the narrator may never forget these events that happened and he is forced to live them over and over again; once again reiterating that war is painfully hard for the people in