Dulce Et Decorum Est Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote it
A
Wilfred Owen
2
Q
context
A
- Chlorine gas was used by both sides in WW1
-> it had a distinct green colour
-> caused breathing difficulties and death - WW1 was 1914 to 1918
- Owen fought in WW1
- Owen died in 1920
3
Q
key quotations
A
‘Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!’….’ecstasy of fumbling’
‘guttering, choking, drowning’
‘vile, incurable sores’….’innocent tongues’
‘the old Lie’
