soldier crawling on hands and knees through a trench under a cloud of poisonous gas with dead soldiers in the foreground and background

Dulce et Decorum Est

by Wilfred Owen

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Dulce et Decorum Est

"Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen uses a formal structure of four irregular stanzas. Notable structural techniques include vivid imagery and similes to depict the horrors of war, enjambment to...

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Dulce et Decorum Est

The end of the first stanza depicts soldiers as exhausted and on autopilot, whereas the beginning of the second stanza shows a sudden change in pace as they realise that their life is in danger.

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