Dulce Et Decorum Est

Question 1

What main theme does Dulce et Decorum Est fall under?

Answer 1

War-> the problem of aestheticizing the horror of war

Question 2

Who wrote Dulce Et Decorum Est?

Answer 2

Wilfred Owen

Question 3

What year was Dulce Et Decorum Est published?

Answer 3

1918

Question 4

What is the plot of Dulce Et Decorum Est?

Answer 4

-Soldier reacts to the horrors of war
-Exposes the reality of war & dying for your country

Question 5

What is the context of Dulce Et Decorum Est?

Answer 5

-WW1 suffering/death in a chlorine gas attack
-Written to oppose the propaganda of patriotic poems
-Owen witnessed first hand warfare at the Front; suffered trauma
-Died a week before the end of the war

Question 6

What is the form & structure/concepts of Dulce Et Decorum Est?

Answer 6

-Written in 4 stanzas of unequal length
-Past-> present tense
-Initial 14 lines- depict situation
-Last 14 lines- show consequences of events
-Visceral images
-Powerful verbs
-Sensuousness
-Comparisons
-Immediacy of attack
-Contradicts the ‘lie’
-Personalise
-Moral argument
-Pain/suffering

Question 7

What are the themes of Dulce et Decorum Est?

Answer 7

-Death
-Trauma
-Patriotism

Question 8

“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks.”

Answer 8

“like old beggars”- simile-> poor, unfortunate, struggling

Question 9

“Men marched asleep”

Answer 9

-men so exhausted, barely conscious

Question 10

“Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!- An ectasy of fumbling.”

Answer 10

“Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!”- Volta-> sense of urgency

Question 11

“the blood come gargling from the froth corrupted lungs.”

Answer 11

“gargling from the froth corrupted lungs”- disgust-> limp/choking/visceral imagery

Question 12

“The old lie: Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro patria mori”

Answer 12

“Dulce Et Decorum Est”- the title at the end
“mori”- death