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Dulce et decorum est commentary Dulce Et Decorum Est written by Wilfred Owen is a narrative poem. This poem is first-person narrative, and is describing a situation
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Dulce Et Decorum Est written by Wilfred Owen is a narrative poem. This poem is first-person narrative, and is describing a situation of a scene at the trenches during the World War One. It is probably the poet himself talking from his own experience. Dulce Et Decorum Est, meaning "It is sweet and right", is formed with many figurative languages and structural devices. It's structured out with four stanzas. The layout of this poem takes a huge part building up the mood and the tone. The first stanza describes the condition of the soldiers: exhausted, sick, and in danger of having shells thrown at them. The second stanza, it sounds dreamy because of the poet's choice of the words used. It is also because the scene was brought out into a present time so it seems it's happening right now but because it's not, it feels dreamy. The third stanza describes the poet being haunted by the horribleness of the war, advising his friend that going to war is not worth it.
This poem contains an ABAB CDCD rhyme scheme which makes the poem more memorable and more effective. Parts such as "sacks
backs" and "lungs
tongues" will not be easily forgotten because of the words used in the sentences with the rhymes. The rhymes at certain places such as "blind" and "behind" slows down the poem. Iambic pentameter was used to add rhythm to the poem. From the first to third verse in the first stanza, you can see the iambic pentameter making a heavy rhythmic tone to describe the tired soldiers at the trenches.
The poet described the terrible situation at the trenches mainly by using words that create images. He used four senses to achieve this: visual, aural, tactile and gustatory. The verse that reads, Til on the haunting flares we turned out backs" really brings out the aural imagery it gives. Words such as "Sludge" from the second verse, first stanza, make it almost possible to feel the sludgy' touch and phrases such as "yelling out" and "coughing like hags" give the...
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