Dulce est Decormun et quotes on Hate, Death, war and resentment Flashcards
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A quote for alliteration
Dulce
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“towards our distant rest began to trudge”
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A quote for imagery
Dulce
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Dim through the misty panes and thick green light
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A quote for repetition
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GAS! Gas! Quick, boys!– An ecstasy of fumbling
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A quote for simile
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As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
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A quote for mood
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The blood come gargling from froth-corrupted lungs
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A quote for the theme of the poem
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My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.
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Who made the poem?
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Wilfred Owen, and it was published posthumously in 1920, The Latin title is taken from Ode 3.2 of the Roman poet Horace
