Dulce Et Decorum Est Essays

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 […]

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 […]

Despite both being written during the great war, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘Who’s for the Game’ took opposing positions. While both Wilfred Owen and Jessie Pope were inspired by the war, Owen fought in the western forefront, while Pope remained in the comfort of the home front. ‘Who’s for the Game’ falsely portrayed war […]

The poems “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen are both magnificent poems that are based on the same theme, from the same time period and written in similar circumstances. However, these two poems present such different points of view. Both John McCrae and Wilfred Owen were poets […]

One is to think of war as one of the most honorable and noble services that a man can attend to for his country, it is seen as one of the most heroic ways to die for the best cause. The idea of this is stripped down and made a complete mockery of throughout both […]

Both poems are different approaches of war describing the horrors of it in different ways. One is dealing with the moment of death while the other one is about the philosophical ideas after a death opposed to showing the death. The sun is the central issue in the first line of Futility. It says, “Move […]

The First World War was perceived as a thrilling experience by numerous individuals, particularly young men who believed it to be their obligation to fight for their nation. For many, enlisting in the war symbolized their courage and devotion, as was the case of poet H. In his poem “Fall In,” Begbie celebrates the freedom, […]

Born in Shropshire in 1893, Wilfred Owen entered the world. Following attendance at the Birkenhead Institute in Liverpool and studying at London University, this individual followed their lifelong aspiration of becoming a poet. Unfortunately, an ailment led them to France where they worked as a tutor in Bordeaux. Staying in France until 1915, he later […]

Both poems describe the horrors and tragedy that became the norm to so many solders or the First World War. What life was like in the trenches, what it was like to see so many suffering and dying people, and what it was like to know you are going to die and never see your […]

The son of a railway worker, Wilfred Owen was born in Owestry, Shropshire and the four poems that will be analyzed are: > ‘The dead beat’> ‘Mental cases.’> ‘Dulce et decorum est,’> ‘Inspection.’ After being influenced by contemporary French poetry, he joined the Manchester regiment in 1915 and became a second lieutenant. While in France, […]

When I read ‘Disabled’ and ‘Dulce et Decorum est’, I experience empathy towards war victims. In ‘Dulce’, the soldiers’ wretched conditions and their suffering are vividly portrayed. The second line, “Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge”, effectively captures their plight. Owen’s style in the poem is marked by compassion and hopelessness. He evokes […]

This is a line taken from a draft war poem by Wilfred Owen written before he realised the true horror and reality of war; entitled ‘The ballad of Peace and War’. This poem contrasted strangely with his later work, when he wrote of how the fake glamour of war leads to unbelievable suffering. As a […]

In all wars, blame is easily placed on the enemy. However, in World War I poetry, the Germans were not explicitly blamed as much as expected. Poems like “Dulce et decorum est”, “Does it matter?”, and “Base details” avoid mentioning the Germans and instead blame their families, supporters, encouragers, and even their own officers. The […]

The collection of poems I am analyzing covers a time span of over 60 years, from 1854 to 1917. All of the poems were composed during a period of conflict, giving insight into the authors’ understanding of the events and their impact. As such, they offer an authentic representation of prevailing attitudes during this historical […]

In both ‘The Ghost Road’ and ‘The Poems of Wilfred Owen’, one sees the brutal effects of the First World War through the experiences of those directly involved, the soldiers. They suffered immensely, from shell shock, paralysis and also loneliness, and homesickness. In Pat Barkers ‘The Ghost Road’, she concentrates mainly on two characters’ experiences, […]

I have put together two pieces of poetry today, both at different times. The first one is Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est is said to be the turning point in war poetry as it was the first poem to challenge the war ideology of the time. The second poem […]

The poem Dulce et Decorum Est depicts the harrowing experiences of a soldier during World War One, both in battle and outside it. The soldier personally witnessed the death of a comrade due to a gas attack, leaving him with lasting mental trauma. Having gone through the agony and brutal truths of war, he questions […]

In the following essay I will be comparing and analysing the poet’s attitudes to death. I intend to investigate the structures and the language utilised by the poets. I will analyse four poems, ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ (Wilfred Owen), ‘The Leveller’ (Robert Graves), ‘The Death-Bed’ (Siegfried Sassoon) and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ (Wilfred Owen). Firstly […]

If there was one primary objective behind Wilfred Owen’s war poetry, it would be to uncover the fallacy that war is constantly justifiable and a noble cause to die for one’s nation. Owen had personally witnessed the terrible atrocities and sorrows of the First World War, which led him to expose the deceitful facade and […]

The poems Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy, selected for comparison and contrast, share a common message, despite having been written more than half a century apart. Both poems highlight the needless agony inflicted upon war victims and the blissful ignorance of people who remain unaffected. Examining […]

I am going to discuss the changing attitudes to war by two World War One poets, by comparing their poems. I have chosen to compare the poems “Dulce et Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen, which was written between 1925-1918. The other poem is “The Soldier” written by Rupert Brooke in 1915. Owen describes war as […]

During and before the First World War, between the year 1914 and 1918, there were many recruitment banners, recruitment poems, and many other ways to encourage young men to go to war. When the war began in August 1914, Britain relied only on a small professional force, unlike most other European and Global countries that […]