Dulce et decorum est Flashcards
Author - Dulce et Decorum Est
Wilfred OWen
Context - Dulce et Decorum Est
Had spent most of his 20s in war so had much experience of it
- decorated soldier
- the latin phrase in the poem was displayed to inspire trainee soldiers into greater patriotism
Attitude - Dulce et Decorum Est
Critical of war
Why was it written - Dulce et Decorum Est
The dissuade new men from joining up to the war and to educate everyone at home about it
Structure/form - Dulce et Decorum Est
Blank verse poem
irregular form & punctuation
rhyme scheme - Dulce et Decorum Est
ABABCDCD rhyming couplets
when was it written - Dulce et Decorum Est
1917 when he was sent home after being wounded
Rhythm - Dulce et Decorum Est
slow - fast - slow pacing
War - Dulce et Decorum Est
WW1
3 quotes
- bent double like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through the sludge
- dim, through the misty panes and thick green light, as under a green sea i saw him drowning
- the old Lie: dulce et decorum est pro patria mori