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    Douglas Armbrister 11c1 Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth The two poems‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Anthem for a Doomed Youth”‚ were written by Wilfred Owen‚ who was a private tutor and a war-time poet. He wrote these two poems while he was serving in the First World War. “Dulce et Decorum Est” mocks the old words of an old ode by Horace‚ which states: Dulce et Decorum Est pro patria Mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. This poem demonstrates through gruelling imagery

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    Wasteland: War and Wilfred Owen’s Poetry Poetry‚ by its definition‚ is a type of language that unites beauty‚ the deep sense of the value of life‚ with truth‚ the realization and awakening to the meaning of life. Poetry is also a type of language that expresses more and expresses it more intensely than ordinary language. It can also unite the three uses of language: literary‚ hortatory‚ and practical. Poetry can be written on a very broad range of subjects. A poet can also write poetry

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    Death is a constant theme throughout a chunk of many poems throughout the poem world. Three poems that show and relate to death are: Dulce et Decorum Est‚ Do not go gentle into that good night and finally Ozymandias. These all show extreme relations to death and show many poetic techniques throughout the different poems. Dulce et Decorum Est was written at the time of World War 1 and uses examples of what the men experienced through the time of the war. Do not go gentle into that good night is a

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    a mouthpiece to communicate the ideas of the poet to an audience. Much like an actor‚ the speaker can tell or act out a first-hand account of what occurs. The speaker is also a voice that can provide another perspective. With evidence from "Dulce et Decorum Est‚" "A Man Who Had Fallen Among Thieves‚" and "The Man He Killed‚" this essay will highlight the similarities and differences of a speaker to help establish the definition of a speaker. It will be shown how speakers serve a variety of roles

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    poems "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth" here Owen engages with the reader appealing to the readers empathy that is felt towards the soldier. These poems interact to explore the experiences of the soldiers on the battlefields including the realities of using gas as a weapon in war and help to highlight the incorrect glorification of war. This continuous interaction invites the reader to connect with the poems to develop a more thorough understanding of war. Dulce Et Decorum Est

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    key words | |How are the protagonists’ and the authors’ attitudes towards humanity highlighted and emphasized in the poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Refugee Blues”. | | | |Main points to put in introduction:

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    Publishing. pp. 1-2. Cox‚ S Crystal‚ D. (1987) The Cambridge encyclopaedia of language. California: Cambridge University Press. Cumming‚ R DFE (2010) ’Glossary of drama conventions ’‚ in National Association for the Teaching of English (ed.) Developing drama in English: A handbook for English subject leaders and teachers. pp. 1-5. Eanet‚ M.G Hadaway‚ N.L.‚ Vardell‚ S.M. & Young‚ T.A. (2001) ’Scaffolding oral language development through poetry for students learning English ’‚ The Reading Teacher

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    Stallone. The themes; portrayal and disrespect can also be found in the song “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath and the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” written by Wilfred Owens. The poem Dulce Et Decorum Est is emphasizing that the generals and governments have betrayed their soldiers. The theme is shown by the government and generals selling a fake story about war. “Dulce Et Decorum Est” is a famous quote from the poem which translates

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    first world war began in 1914. Before the war had finished four years later‚both had experienced the horror and pointlessness of war and lost their lives. Each poet takes a different approach to the war in their poetry. Wilfred Owen uses negative language such as ’cancer’ ’vile’ ’froth corrupted’ to generate unsettling images‚ that made his reader think war was a terrible thing. On the other hand Rupert Brooke wrote romantic poems filled with patriotism and advised his audience dying for their country

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    seem like it would be easy and pleasant to fight for the war. Anti war poets told more or less the truth about war although the authors were very angry and you can see this in a lot of their poetry. The 4 poems I’m writing about are called “Dulce et Decorum est” and “Disabled” By Wilfred Owen‚ “Blighters” and “The General” By Siegfried Sassoon who both wrote anti war poetry and all four poems are very bitter about the enemies of war‚ these poets think the enemies of war are the adults who are telling

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