Dulce Et Decorum Est By Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen – extended response.
Discuss how Owens perspective on human conflict is conveyed in his poetry.
As Wilfred Owen had served in the Great War that went from 1914 to 1918 or world war one as its known today, he gained firsthand experience and witnessed the reality of war for himself and put theses experiences into his poetry. His Perspective of human conflict developed from what he saw on the battlefield as well as the consequences and effects after. His main perspectives of human conflict are that, war in reality is gruesome and horrific. he disagrees with those who had suggested war is glorious and believes that these young men who served should not have
His perspective is that human conflict is defiantly not glorious and it is an unfair system to trick young men into going to war. A major way Owen gets his point across is through irony. The title Dulce Et Decorum Est is ironic because it means It is sweet and noble to die for your country in Latin. Then the poem talks about the flawed idealism and horror of war so the title contradicts the poem. Another example of irony used in Dulce Et Decorum Est is a simile he uses “Like a devil’s sick of sin”. This is describing how a soldier looks whilst he is suffocating from toxic gas this is obviously not very glorious and it is ironic because the soldiers face may appear evil but he is really saying that it is the war machine and the propaganda that is
In Disabled Owens perspective of the injustice of the propagandas trickery is conveyed strongly through irony also. “drafted out with drums and cheers “is example of this .the irony is that they thought they would be going on an adventure and the war would be a rewarding experience but they there wrong. The man in the poem lost both of his legs showing that war is not glorious. They also thought that they would return home heroes the irony of the line is emphasised in the next few lines when it says “some cheered him home, but not as crowds cheer a goal. Only a solemn man who brought him fruit thanked him.” Again this shows Owns perspective that it is wrong to encourage men to enlist because they will have to go through hell and not even receive full recognition. In all of the examples above Owen has used irony persuaded the reader to agree with him by pointing out that that the lies are shameful and unfair. The irony also encourages emotions of frustration and anger in the reader making them share the same