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    and values”. Jacque Fresco’s statements connect to the two poems, “The Wars” and “Dulce et Decorum Est”, these poems are about the experience of the soldiers. Both the poems are about circumstances that people have to face in the war like bloodshed, poverty, and hunger. In the first poem “The Wars” by Timothy Findley, the narrator talks about the destruction of the beauty. Whereas in the second poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen creates an image about dying and the false promises of war. Overall

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    Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” and E. E Cummings’, “next to of course god america i” are poems that critique patriotic propaganda. Both poems use words and images to effectively depict the influence that patriotic propaganda has on war. “Dulce et Decorum Est” uses descriptive words to create realistic images of the horrors soldiers are faced with during combat, whereas “next to of course god america i” uses sarcasm to inform readers that the abuse of propaganda can be used to manipulate others

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    In the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen outlined numerous types of anguish and conflict that could be discovered World War I. Though in the poem, "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke, it demonstrates the torment and clashes of a little kid in a harsh home. In the “My Papa’s Waltz”, numerous strategies are utilized to demonstrate that there is tension between a father and his child. Roethke utilizes "waltz" in the title to be more subtle on the beating of the child. In spite of the fact

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    Dulce Et Decorum Est, a poem written by Wilfred Owen during the Great War, portrays the story of a soldier who has witnessed the horrors of war and explains that the term Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, or “it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country”,is a misnomer of war. This poem has both a negative and positive tone about war; the soldiers view and the people's view. The soldiers have a negative tone because they have witnesses the trauma of war firsthand and have come to realize

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    The 2 sources state very important information about the first World War. The first source is a poem called, ‘1914 - The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke, while, the second source is another poem called ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ written by Wilfred Owen in 1917. This essay will analyse some similarities as well as some differences between the 2 sources. To begin with, sources 21 and 22 both explore the theme of nationalism as it shows willingness to fight and die for their country. Firstly, Nationalism is

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    Wilfred Owen’s poem, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’ makes use of graphic imagery and vivid descriptions to convey to the reader the visceral, harsh, and objectively terrifying nature of war. Even the common foot soldier was liable to be pushed to the utmost limit of human endurance, with millions of of young men dying horrific deaths, an entire generation wiped out by human conflict. Therefore, it is only to be expected that those who survived the fighting were high-traumatized, with very few outlets available

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    The outstanding poems That Dispute’s against war are Suicide in the trenches by Siegfried Sassoon, Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen , In Flanders Fields by John McCrae and Anthem of doom by Wilfred Owen. They all associate together to describe the horror and pain of what the fighters had to go through everyday, Also describe of what the nation have done to resolve this issues of death of the soldiers and lastly they helped me understand, how the whole idea of a soldier prospective and their experience

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    devastating. In the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est” the author, Wilfred Owen, gives an inside look at the horror of fighting. Ironically, “Dulce et Decorum Est” translates to “It is sweet and honorable.” The poem’s structure, and the author's tone and use of imagery give a vivid picture of the war experience. “Dulce et Decorum Est” does not follow a set stanza structure. The poem does, however, have an ABAB rhyme scheme and most lines contain ten syllables. “Dulce et Decorum Est” tells an experience of

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    Wilfred Owen critically presents the horrors of war through his poems, “Dulce et decorum est” and “The letter”. With the use of strong language and vivid imagery of the event, Owen has managed to paint a striking picture revealing the true nature of warfare. In both the poems, he successfully portrays the evilness and obscenity of war in a brutally honest manner unlike other poets who focused more on glorifying it and honoring the soldiers’ sacrifices rather than addressing the hardships and long

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    expectancy, for a soldier, in the deadly trenches that fortified the outlines of no man's land, during World War One, was only 6 weeks. (War History) Although war can be seen as glorious, people often forget about these tragedies. In the poems Dulce Et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen, and Buttons, by Carl Sandburg, the catastrophes of war are brought to the eyes of public, as the authors make an attempt to save the souls of thousands of young boys everywhere by bringing to light the misunderstanding that

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