Dulce Er Decorum Est

(MUSIC PLAYING) Hello, and welcome to Burning Poetry. I am your host Jesse Birkett and today we will be discussing the importance poetry has in giving us the opportunity to reflect on our lives and bring us out of the social amnesia in which our modern society seems to be imprisoned in.

Poetry is a universal language, one that conveys meaning (emphasis) and speaks volumes to the lives of many. It surpasses the boundaries of time through allowing readers to relive the emotions that poets express and creates a visceral response from readers and listeners. Our modern world is highly focused on mundane concepts and issues with all of the society (emphasis) engrossed in egocentric, superficial ideals. We have become too busy to consider and care about the important issues and topics in society. Poetry is vital, in that it draws us out of the social amnesia society is trapped within through manifesting a presence within readers that is so stimulating (emphasis) to the extent where we can find different parts of ourselves and reflect upon our lives and the society we have been trapped in.
Owen's poem is known for its appalling imagery and conviction of war. In Owens poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est", Owen reacts to the war by turning conventional poetic technique into something that emerges to be ordinary on the surface but, in reality it is dark, tainted and corrupted. Wilfred’s choice of wording creates a large impact on ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ largely due to Owen’s extraordinary literary skill and understanding of poetic techniques, form and poetic