Dulce et Decorum est
Dulce et Decorum Est is a poem that talks about the experience of soldiers fighting in war. The title of the poem comes from an old Latin saying that means "it is sweet and honorable to die for your country." The poet, Wilfred Owen, is trying to show that this saying is not true and that war is actually very scary and painful.
The poem talks about soldiers who are stuck in the middle of a gas attack. The gas is like a heavy fog that makes it hard to see and breathe. The soldiers are all wearing gas masks, but they still feel the gas burning their throats and lungs. Owen paints a very vivid picture of what it feels like to be stuck in the middle of a gas attack. It's almost like he wants the reader to feel like they're there, experiencing it with him.
Owen then talks about how one of the soldiers doesn't get his gas mask on in time and starts coughing and choking. The soldier is in so much pain that he's practically begging for someone to help him. The other soldiers are too scared and too busy trying to survive themselves to help him. This part of the poem is very sad because it shows how helpless and alone someone can feel in the middle of war.
In the end, Owen is trying to say that war is not glorious or honorable. It's something that brings out the worst in people and causes a lot of suffering. The Latin saying is just a lie that people tell themselves to make war seem less terrible. Dulce et decorum est, Wilfred Owen is saying, is anything but sweet and honorable.
The poem talks about soldiers who are stuck in the middle of a gas attack. The gas is like a heavy fog that makes it hard to see and breathe. The soldiers are all wearing gas masks, but they still feel the gas burning their throats and lungs. Owen paints a very vivid picture of what it feels like to be stuck in the middle of a gas attack. It's almost like he wants the reader to feel like they're there, experiencing it with him.
Owen then talks about how one of the soldiers doesn't get his gas mask on in time and starts coughing and choking. The soldier is in so much pain that he's practically begging for someone to help him. The other soldiers are too scared and too busy trying to survive themselves to help him. This part of the poem is very sad because it shows how helpless and alone someone can feel in the middle of war.
In the end, Owen is trying to say that war is not glorious or honorable. It's something that brings out the worst in people and causes a lot of suffering. The Latin saying is just a lie that people tell themselves to make war seem less terrible. Dulce et decorum est, Wilfred Owen is saying, is anything but sweet and honorable.