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Dulce et Decorum Est
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- 19zWhat are the 'hauntin6g flares'? lThe bright flares sent over by the enemy to light up no man's land and identify the location of any men. They 'haunt' the men because there is no escape from them.
- 2What type of attack is described at the beginning of stanza two?A gas attack - either mustard or chlorine- a chemical weapon used in WW1 to debilitate the enemy. It stripped away the lining of your lungs, leaving you to die in agony.
- 3How is the dying soldier treated? 'The wagon we _________ him in''The wagon we flung him in'. Without dignity, care or respect.
- 4How did Owen defend his poetry against critics?He said 'The poetry is in ths pity'. He meant that the power of his poetry is in its ability to provoke sympathy and understanding.
- 5What did Owen think was a war poet's main purpose? 'All a poet can do today is ______'.'All a poet can do today is warn.'
- 6How did Wilfred Owen die?He was killed on the front line in active service. He died a week before Armistice Day.
- 7Who wrote Dulce et Decorum Est?Wilfred Owen
- 8What war does it describe?World War One
The Western Front - 9Fill in the blanks: _____ double, like ______ _______ under sacks.Bent double, like old beggars under sacks.
- 10Fill in the blanks: '__________ like hags, we _______ through _______''Coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge'.
- 11'Men marched __________''Men marched asleep'
- 12______! ______! Quick boys!Gas! Gas! Quick boys!
- 13Which word shows that the speaker has moved into present tense? What does that tell us? 'In all my dreams...he plunges at me''plunges' - present tense verb shows how the speaker (Owen?) is even now haunted by the soldier's death
- 14Which lists of three words convey the agony of the soldier's suffering?'guttering, choking, drowning'.
- 15'9 people) is Owen addressing here?Jessie Pope, others who wrote propaganda poetry, or politicians who encouraged innocent men to sign up for war by presenting it as noble and dignified.
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- Flashcards on Dulce et Decorum Est, created by Caroline Eckersley on 23/04/2018.
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