Dulce Et Decorum Est

Dulce Et Decorum Est

1. Theme

   • Horrors of War
   • Anti- war poem

2. Sound

   • Alliteration- “Men marched asleep”
   • Alliteration- "watch the white eyes writhing in his face"
   • Onomatopoeia- “choking”
   • Onomatopoeia- “drowning”

3. Tone

   • Bitter tone
   • Sarcastic- "Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori."

4. P. O. V

   • Poet's own experiences with war and how futile it really is.

5. Imagery

   • Metaphor- "dim, through misty panes and thick green light"
   • Simile- " bent double like old beggars"
   • Simile- "Coughing like hags"
   • Simile- "His hanging face, like a devil's sick"

6. Language

   • Hyperbole- “drunk with fatigue”
   • Hyperbole- “ecstasy of fumbling”