Dulce Et Decorum Est
Imagery is a key aspect of Wilfred Owen’s Poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ because it helps the reader visualise the descriptive text that the author is writing about. Imagery language uses literary devices such as similes and metaphors to symbolise the context in the poem and to get emotion across to the reader.
The poem is about a gas attack that happened during World War One and Wilfred Owen’s first-hand account of the terrifying sights he saw during his time as a soldier. In the first part of the poem, Wilfred talks about all things around him, in the present tense, describing his friend drowning in his own blood. Several lines later Wilfred describes the scene as if he is watching from a far, as if he has detachment. He say’s “In all my dreams”
The poem is about a gas attack that happened during World War One and Wilfred Owen’s first-hand account of the terrifying sights he saw during his time as a soldier. In the first part of the poem, Wilfred talks about all things around him, in the present tense, describing his friend drowning in his own blood. Several lines later Wilfred describes the scene as if he is watching from a far, as if he has detachment. He say’s “In all my dreams”