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 - Analysis Quiz

  1. In 'Dulce et Decorum Est,' what does the phrase 'like a devil's sick of sin' suggest about the soldier's appearance?

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  2. What literary device is used in the phrase 'obscene as cancer'?

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  3. What is the purpose of the metaphor comparing modern warfare to cancer in Owen's poem?

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  4. What type of gas attack is described in the second stanza of "Dulce et Decorum Est"?

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  5. What does Wilfred Owen criticize in his poem "Dulce et Decorum Est"?

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  6. Who is the primary audience of Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum Est"?

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  7. In "Dulce et Decorum Est," what does the phrase "like a man in fire or lime" describe?

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  8. What does Owen aim to convey about the notion that it is 'sweet and fitting' to die for one's country?

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