What Is The Tone Of Dulce Et Decorum Est

In his poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, poet Wilfred Owen illustrates downcast Imagery and serious tones to express the idea that you can not glorify the cruel reality of war. The author uses down cast imagery to show that war is gruesome and you shouldn't glorify it to be something it's not. The author also included, “If in some smothering dreams you too could pace/ Behind the wagon that we flung him in”,(lines 17-18) the author uses the word flung, this reveals that war is not as great as people make it seem, even though it might be an honorable way to die it might not be as peaceful as people make it seem. “And floundering like a man in fire or lime,” this creates an image for the reader of a man in deep pain. The author uses serious tones