Dulce Et Decorum Est - ADD CONTEXT

Question 1

Bent …. Like old … under ….

Answer 1

Double
Beggars
Sacks

Question 2

Gas …. Dropping …. Behind

Answer 2

Shells
Softly

Question 3

He …. At me …..,…..,….

Answer 3

Plunges
Guttering
Choking
Drowning

Question 4

The old lie …..

Answer 4

Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori

Question 5

What is the structure of dulce et decorum est?

Answer 5

Irregular structure
No rhyme scheme, chaotic
Two lines in middle amplify horrows - show death is at the heart of war
Direct address to Jessie pope
Ends in Latin

Question 6

What does dulce et decorum est pro patria mori mean?

Answer 6

It is sweet and fitting to die for your country

Question 7

What language is used in dulce et decorum est?

Answer 7

Connotations of death
Title is only half of the phrase, shows its only half of the story
Direct speech
Anaphora
Irony
Water imagery
Malopropic
Sibilance
Despair imagery
Similie

Question 8

When was dulce et decorum established written?

Answer 8

1917 - when he was at war