Dulce Et Decorum Est Essays

Although both ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘Who’s for the Game’ were written during the great war. both verse form had opposing position points. Both Wilfred Owen and Jessie Pope were inspired to compose due to the war but Wilfred Owen fought in the western forepart while Jessie Pope stayed in the comfort of the […]

Doomed Youth? “Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori”. A noble sentiment, taken from a poem by Horace, and one which was taken as a veritable truth by virtually every man, woman and child in the early years of twentieth century Britain. The memories of Britain’s last conflict, the Boer War, had faded. Victoria’s reign […]

“Dulce et Decorum Est”, describes the soldiers’ horrific trauma in World War1 with a bitter tone. The background of this poem is during World War 1 when the British soldiers were attacked by chlorine gas. In this poetry, one soldier was unable to get his mask on time and after suffering from the torturing gas, […]

The poems “Dulce et Decorum est” and “the Sentry” both by Wilfred Owen convey the idea “the horrors of war. ” Owen chooses to use the setting of the battlefields in order to show us the theme “the horrors of war”. In Dulce et Decorum est, the battlefield is a very important setting to convey […]

Dulce et Decorum Est is a poem by Wilfred Owen that has deepened my understanding of war, in particular of the First World War when this work is set. The poem focuses on a gas attack and its aftermath and in this essay I intend to show how Owen’s use of poetic techniques and choice […]

In the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’ Owen uses vivid imagery and language to create a graphic description of the gas attacks to emphasise and dramatize the effect of pathos to the reader. ‘MCMXIV’ by Larkin, portrays war by vivid imagery and strong use of language; Larkin retrospectively describes the preparation made as the people […]

Over eight and a half million men died in World War 1with just under thirty million other casualties. At he start of the war, in 1914, people were excited to fight the Germans and get back before Christmas. The war lasted longer than expected so propaganda was used to try and recruit men. Jessie Pope’s […]

For each of the texts, analyse how links between the beginning and end helped you understand a main theme or issue. The World War One poet, Wilfred Owen, wrote two poems named ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and ‘Disabled’. The main themes running throughout both poems are that of the pain and worthlessness of war, and […]

In this essay, I will be trying to explain the diverse ways in which the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est”, written by Wilfred Owen, the film All Quiet On The Western Front, made from a book which became a world best seller by Erich Maria Remarque and the television show, “Good byeee” ( Blackadder) show […]

The poems Fall In, The Soldier and Dulce et Decorum Est are all poems and World War 1. Discuss the different attitudes towards war expressed in them. This assignment will discuss the different attitudes towards war, expressed in the poems ‘Fall In’ by Harold Begbie, ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ […]

The poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen was written sometime after the Battle of Ypres in 1915, where gas was first used as a weapon. By using various techniques, Owen is able to outline the horror of such an attack and as a result, try and disprove the widely held belief of it […]

‘Base Details’ is entirely speculative. The word ‘base’ in the title has two distinct meanings. It could be used as a noun, to mean ‘place’, as in a center of operation; or you could interpret the word as an adjective meaning ‘morally low or unacceptable’. Sassoon has used a play on words in the title […]

In my opinion I think that the poems, ‘In Flanders Fields’, ‘Break of day in the trenches’ and ‘Dulce et decorum est’ do teach the modern reader a variety of different things, therefore to say: “the modern reader learns little from them” is an inaccurate conclusion to draw. I think the modern reader can learn […]

The experiences of men and women within the war differed drastically, due to the different roles played by each gender; women lacked knowledge of the trauma undergone by soldiers on the frontline, due to their lack of personal experience. However, there was not only contrast between men and women in their attitudes and view of […]

In this essay I am comparing and discussing three poems from the Great War, each by a different author. These poems are ‘In Memoriam’ by F. A. Mackintosh, ‘Death Bed’ by Siegfried Sassoon and ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen. First I shall discuss ‘In Memoriam’ by F. A. Mackintosh. The title starts by […]

In the following essay I will be comparing two poems on war. Of the poems I have studied, I have chosen, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” written by Alfred Lord Tennyson in the 1800’s, and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, written after the first World War in 1914. Both poems deal with […]

Personally I do not have a particular interest in war poetry, so when I was faced with this essay question I feared that I wouldn’t admire any of Wilfred Owens poetry. I was in fact wrong. My experience of war poetry was somewhat different to that of Owens. I believe this is due to the […]

War has many different viewpoints. Some say that going to war is an adventure, and a way of becoming a hero, but others – usually those who have experienced it – say otherwise. Many people have written poetry on war – some advertising war as a good thing, and others recalling their harrowing experiences. Jessie […]

How horrible is war? The two writers Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon have had enough of war, and so these two men want to show the rest of the Untied Kingdom, war is not as it is set out to be. World War 1 was shocking and horrifying. Many, truly believed it was honourable to […]

In this essay we must analyse and assess these two poets contrasting representations of the theme of war and the source from which they came. First we must research and discuss the historical background of the two poets. “The charge of the light brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a poem describing the account of […]

The poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” is a poem conflicting on the First World War. It explains what happens through the war and how people are suffering during the war. Owen starts the off with the title of the first poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” which is a Latin for sweet and glorious. The title […]

It is unusual at this time when war is looming in Iraq that we would be comparing a War Poem and speech King Henry V made before the battle of Agincourt. Wilfred Owen said, “The Poetry is in the Pity. ” The main purpose of his poems was to show people the reality of war, […]