dulce et decorem est Flashcards
1
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titel
A
- sweet and fitting
- sweet and fitting to die for your country
2
Q
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
A
- despairing mood
- simile
3
Q
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
A
- young start
- rough conditions
- exhausting
- frustration
- slow, muddy, tiring
- inclusive pronouns
- commas amplify rhythm of slow
4
Q
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
A
- no energy to avoid
- lack of urgency
5
Q
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
A
- tiring
- weariness
- fatalistic aspects
6
Q
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
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- lost
- exhausted
- rest is for away
- exhaustion caused sleep
7
Q
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
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- injured
- pain in honour
8
Q
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
A
- metaphor
9
Q
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
A
- moving away from danger
10
Q
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling
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- rhythm change to fast
- urgency
- uncoordinated
- ## desperation
11
Q
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
A
-
12
Q
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
A
-
13
Q
And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.—
A
- drowning
- desperate attempt
- slowed down rhythm
14
Q
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
A
- descriptive
- weary
15
Q
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
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- literal
- helpless
