Dulce Et Decorum Est Literary Devices

Pope uses imagery such as metaphors and repetition to convince her readers to conscribe to the army. When she questions her readers whether they are prepared to play in the ‘red crashing game’ she refers to war as a game, which shows that war is an exciting possibility and implies that war is an adventure and has competitive elements that the ‘players’ can benefit from, the emphasizes of sports imagery throughout the poem, implies that the competition will be a fin and interesting game. She therefore undermines its seriousness. Furthermore, the use of personification in the last two lines make men feel guilt if they don’t go to the rescue of a female distress. On Dulce et Decorum Est Owen uses simile and metaphors to respond to what Pope was initially writing, the metaphor “drunk with fatigue” describes men as being drunk because of the way the looked, their lack of sleep and because they always felt inattentive and with no sense of orientation. Additionally Owen uses words in 1st person such as “I” “my” and “me” this shows that the writer is telling as story, helping the reader understand the severe effect of the war in the

In the first stanza of ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, the reader is instantly drawn in with “Bent double”. This gives the poem a feeling of immediacy which is then followed up by a detailed description of what is to come. “Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs/ Men marched asleep/ Many had lost their boots but limped on.” The reader is yet again, drawn into the graphic scene of war. The alliteration “Knock-kneed” emphasises the battle weariness of the soldiers and intensifies the way they depicted war. Owen creates rhythm throughout the stanza by littering the poem with pauses. He uses this technique in the line “All went blind; Drunk with fatigue; death even to the hoots Of tired”. Owen makes the scene more vivid by bringing in his own involvement to war with “we cursed through the sludge”, he uses the term “sludge” to help capture the agony which was being experienced by the soldiers.

In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” the speaker’s argument against whether there is true honor in dieing for ones country in World War I contradicts the old Latin saying, Dulce et Decorum Est, which translated means, “it is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland”; which is exemplified through Owen’s use of title, diction, metaphor and simile, imagery, and structure throughout the entirety of the poem.

In the poem "My Papa's Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke, the interpretation of the poem depends on the readers` perspective. Some people think that this poem is one of a happy exchange between a father and son. Others believe that it has a hidden message of child abuse. In my point of view, the imagery and language, the symbolism, and tone in My Papas Waltz gave me the impression of the abusive relationship between the father and son, but then later realizing the positive side.

“My Papa’s Waltz” is one poem written by Theodore Roethke. Roethke’s style is unique, because he uses situational irony. This is a simple poem, created with four stanzas of four lines each, called quatrains. “My Papa’s Waltz” is the interpretation of an adult’s emotions. Roethke describe the relationship with his father. This poem is a monologue where the persona is an adult telling about himself and a particular situation by looking back at his childhood. The poem describes a typical moment in a family life, where the father has been drinking whiskey, the little boy seems afraid and the mother appears to be unhappy. Through this pome the persona who is now an adult expresses emotions of fear and love. Recalling the past Roethke tells how his alcoholic papa hold him and make a danger waltz. In “My Papa’s Waltz”, Roethke uses imaginary and metaphors to reveal his theme.

Dulce et Decorum Est, written by Wilfred Owen, portrays the heavy affairs of war as merciless and misleading using imagery and exclamation, he describes the horrors of warfare using metaphors and the loss of innocence with cynical tones. One the other hand, Remarque presents the horrors of warfare with structure, such as short sentences and frequent pauses, he depicts the loss of innocence as childish, using pitiful tones and tones of wisdom, implying that he has seen too much to care. Owen portrays the emotional effect of war on the soldiers with the use of onomatopoeia and adjectives alike, while Remarque illustrates it using proof, for example, stating the time of the night to reflect the fatigued emotions felt by the

The whiskey on his breath is not necessarily negative due to the factors of the working class culture in 1948 when this poem was published. To add on to this view that he is a hard worker with knuckles that are battered and a “palm caked hard by dirt,” the man is a grafter who works long and hard for the family he loves. The overwhelming joy he feels when he sees his son makes him want to dance in a waltz. Due to him and his father’s height difference, the son’s ear scraped on the father’s belt buckle. The longer they dance the happier he get. This causes him to become more and more clumsier due to his drunken state, and it starts to become too much for the son the handle and begins to become very rough. This dance becomes so rough that the dancing causes the pans to fall to the floor and causes the son to, “hang on like death” to his father. The beating on his son’s head is part of joy at the music he hears in his head. The mother remains an outsider to what is actually happening in front of her and is naturally unhappy due to the random disturbance the father makes. After the dance is over the son goes to bed and clings to his father’s shirt in love and admiration for him.

Juxtaposition is very relevant in the two poems: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “My Papa's Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. Both of these have an inspiring message that motivates the readers into thinking deeply. In “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the two tones that are represented are horror and depression, and these two tones really set the mood for readers as they read. “My Papa's Waltz” focuses more on the contrasting tones of abusive and harmful, or playful and loving. These two different approaches at the poem certainly play with the readers mind and makes them realize that everything has a more profound meaning to it.

After reading the title, the reader may already envision a father waltzing. The waltz is a medium paced, three step series in which the two partners revolve in circles. By knowing this, the reader can further understand what is happening during the poem. All through the poem, Roethke uses words like death, romped, battered, scraped, beat, and clinging (Roethke 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 16) that confuses the reader’s thoughts of the tone in the story. After the reading the first stanza, the reader may assume immediately that the little boy is freighted by his whiskey scented father. In the third and fourth line the speaker says, “But I hung on like death: such waltzing was not easy.” (3, 4) The

Roethke writes, "The whiskey on your breath; / Could make a small boy dizzy." (Lines 1-2) The father is so intoxicated that his son could smell it and it caused him to become dizzy. Roethke goes on to write, "But I hung on like death; / Such waltzing was not easy." (3-4)

The poem My Papa’s Waltz, by Theodore Roethke, is a complex multi-layered poem about the relationship between a father and son. On the surface level, the poem seems to be discussing a cheery moment before bedtime where the father and son are playing. However, a deeper look could entail a much more abusive relationship between the two. In the end, the message is muddled, and neither meaning becomes the dominant one. I think this is perfect, because the relationship between the paternal/child is no clear and simple thing either. Throughout the poem, Roethke uses his mastery of diction to capture the complexities of the father-son relationship.

The poem, “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, describes the relationship between a young boy, and his father. There are many misconceptions as to what the true relationship between the boy and his father is, from the relationship of a drunk father, beating his son, to a father, playing with his son. Furthermore, if the relationship between, the boy and his father is commonly misconstrued, the meaning of the poem becomes misconstrued because the relationship between the boy and his father is the entity of the meaning of the poem. So through analysis of the poem, the meaning of the poem will be deciphered, and will discover the relationship between the meaning of the poem, and the form of the poem.

“Dulce et Decorum Est” is a poem written by English soldier and a poet, Wilfred Owen. He has not only written this poem, but many more. Such as “Insensibility”, “Anthem for Doomed Youth”, “Futility”, “Exposure”, and “Strange Meeting” are all his war poems. (Poets.org) His poetry shows the horror of the war and uncovers the hidden truths of the past century. Among with his other poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” is one of the best known and popular WWI poem. This poem is very shocking as well as thought provoking showing the true experience of a soldiers in trenches during war. He proves the theme suffering by sharing soldiers’ physical pain and psychological trauma in the battlefield. To him that was more than just fighting for owns country. In this poem, Owen uses logos, ethos, and pathos to proves that war was nothing more than hell.

?Dulce Et Decorum Est? belongs to the genre of sonnets, which expresses a single theme or idea. The allusion or reference is to an historical event referred to as World War I. This particular poem's theme or idea is the horror of war and how young men are led to believe that death and honor are same. The poem addresses the falsehood, that war is glorious, that it is noble, it describes the true horror and waste that is war, this poem exhibits the gruesome imagery of World War I, it also conveys Owens strongly anti-war sentiments to the reader. He makes use of a simple, regular rhyme scheme, which makes the poem sound almost like a child's poem or nursery rhyme. Owens use of

In his poem, “Dulce Et Decorum Est” poet Wilfred Owen utilizes horrific imagery, angry and disgusted tones, and a contrasting title to engage readers.