Personification In Dulce Et Decorum Est

During the infamous World War 1, there was around 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded, which sums up to 37 million casualties. The total number of deaths includes 10 million military personnel and 6 million civilians. Many people who enlisted in the war thought it would be a noble thing to do, but as it turns out the war ended up being a messy and bloody war. In Wilfred Owen’s poem, “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, he develops the theme of war and the horrors that it offers through his imagery and personification throughout his poem. Owen’s poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, he describes the horror of war. He states of shells falling from the sky and gas being released into the battlefield. Later into the poem, the poet experiences a dream of a man …show more content…
Some examples of this personification, in line 10 “fitting the clumsy helmets…” which is personification because he is giving the inanimate object which in this case is the helmet and giving it living characteristics that is the helmet is clumsy. In line 15 personification is found, “...before my helpless sight” where he is giving the general idea of sight and describing it as helpless. Also in line 24 Owen states “... on the innocent tongues” which is giving tongues human characteristics. Owen’s use of personification creates a deep emotional poem and extends the poem's meaning. Owen Wilfred develops the theme of war and the horrors that it offers through imagery and personification in “Dulce Et Decorum Est”. Through Owen’s imagery, he creates a vivid picture and describes the horrors and sadness of war. Also the personification creates tension in him and extends the poem's meaning and reason. This poem is a wonderful poem due to the use of great personification and imagery. It explains to us of what happened in the infamous World War I and the loss of many lives. “The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, it is sweet and right to die for your