Dulce et Decorum Est Flashcards
1
Q
“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks”
A
Suggests the soldiers are exhausted from the war and to show men are weak
2
Q
“Coughing like hags”
A
Comparing the result of war to old women coughing
3
Q
“Limped on, blood-shod”
A
Soldiers kept going
4
Q
“GAS!GAS! Quick boys!”
A
Shift in tone as the poem picks up pace
5
Q
“Clumsy helmets”
A
A mockery of the soldier life
6
Q
“Guttering, choking, drowning”
A
List of three indicates suffering
7
Q
“Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud”
“Froth-corrupted lungs”
“Vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues”
A
Gruesome imagery
8
Q
“Pro patria mori”
A
Means “Its sweet to die for your country” but called the “old lie”
