Analysis Of Dulce Et Decorum Est
Dulce et Decorum Est
The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” is written by Wilfred Owen, and describes war and the death of a friend. This poem uses ABAB rhyme scheme which produces a march with a steady beat feel to the poem. The first stanza begins with the phrase,” Like old beggars under sacks”. This is a simile that is comparing the soldier’s state of being to the state of beggars out on the streets, to an image of a smiling protector of the nation. This helps the reader understand how tired they are both mentally and physically from the war, and how rough they are being treated.
The use of alliteration in the words “knock kneed” appears in the second line of the stanza and helps emphasize how deformed these soldiers have become as a result of the war. The next few lines discuss how the soldiers are marching back and leave the noises of the battlefields behind them, as if marching towards their camp, and they can …show more content…
Repetition is used in line nine, “Gas, GAS!” , which emphasizes the chaos that is happening around the men and their struggle to stay alive. As the harmful gases in the poem are released the time begins to slow down. In line nine Owen uses irony when he says “ecstasy of fumbling”. He is trying to describe how the soldiers are trying hard to find masks to protect themselves from the deadly gases. Irony can be found in that phrase because both words ecstasy and fumbling have different connotations. This ironic tone connects back to the idea that society romanticized war, and it differs greatly from the actuality of war. In line twelve Owen uses a simile, “And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime”, to compare how both fire and lime cause pain. Lime can eat up human tissue and cause burning sensations similar to what fire does with human contact. Basically it is showing how much pain the soldiers were in. In lines thirteen and fourteen the repetition of the word green helps model the idea that time is slowing
The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” is written by Wilfred Owen, and describes war and the death of a friend. This poem uses ABAB rhyme scheme which produces a march with a steady beat feel to the poem. The first stanza begins with the phrase,” Like old beggars under sacks”. This is a simile that is comparing the soldier’s state of being to the state of beggars out on the streets, to an image of a smiling protector of the nation. This helps the reader understand how tired they are both mentally and physically from the war, and how rough they are being treated.
The use of alliteration in the words “knock kneed” appears in the second line of the stanza and helps emphasize how deformed these soldiers have become as a result of the war. The next few lines discuss how the soldiers are marching back and leave the noises of the battlefields behind them, as if marching towards their camp, and they can …show more content…
Repetition is used in line nine, “Gas, GAS!” , which emphasizes the chaos that is happening around the men and their struggle to stay alive. As the harmful gases in the poem are released the time begins to slow down. In line nine Owen uses irony when he says “ecstasy of fumbling”. He is trying to describe how the soldiers are trying hard to find masks to protect themselves from the deadly gases. Irony can be found in that phrase because both words ecstasy and fumbling have different connotations. This ironic tone connects back to the idea that society romanticized war, and it differs greatly from the actuality of war. In line twelve Owen uses a simile, “And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime”, to compare how both fire and lime cause pain. Lime can eat up human tissue and cause burning sensations similar to what fire does with human contact. Basically it is showing how much pain the soldiers were in. In lines thirteen and fourteen the repetition of the word green helps model the idea that time is slowing