How Does Wilfred Owen Create A Sense Of Horror And Futility Of War

How does the poet effectively create a sense of horror and futility of war?
Wilfred Owens “Dulce et decorum est” tell us about the terrible and dreadful description suffered by a group of soldiers in the First World who gladly laid down their lives in the glory of battle. Dulce et decorum est, a very popular propaganda and a big lie which tells us that how sweet and fitting is to die for ones country. This poem is written in horrifying of how soldiers died to make the readers think that it is not sweet and fitting to die for ones country. Wilfred Owen thinks that fighting in a war can be a terrible experience. His dramatic descriptions, tone of desperation, using images of pain and sorrow and his unique rhythms seek to convince us the horror and terror of those who went through the war. His use of techniques helps us understand his point of view, displaying the horrors of fighting the war. This poem tell us that how it is an honour to
“His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin” Wilfred Owen uses simile and describe the condition of the soldier and tells us how bad and nasty they were in the war, the soldier’s face was melting and looked very filthy and disgusting. This also arouses the sympathy of the responder as they witness the grotesque nature of such a death. Owen has used metaphor to describe the pathetic scene where soldiers are dying and they cant do anything about it,” devil’s sick of sin", devil is never sick of sin, meaning it was a horrible sight to see. “Obscene as cancer, bitter as cud” He also tries to tell us over here that they were pathetic and repulsive and tries the reader to feel ghastly and unpleasant to feel sorry for them. He uses these words to tell the people that how evil and dreadful the war was at what circumstances the soldiers went