Dulce Et Decorum Est

Question 1

B D L O B U S

Answer 1

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks
So exhausted they can’t stand,
Simile; their youth has gone and are weak

Question 2

H P A M, G, C, D

Answer 2

He plunges at me, guttering, chocking, drowning
Signifies his memory
Verbs show violent and painful death he relives it

Question 3

I S O I T

Answer 3

Incurable sores on innocent tongues
They don’t deserve death, war is pointless

Question 4

3 context

Answer 4

-Owen is critical of war propaganda (WW1)
-he experienced trauma of war and WW1 trenches
-brutal reality and futility of war

Question 5

Big ideas

Answer 5

-war is brutal and unnecessary
-patriotism can be destructive
-war causes anger, suffering, pain

Question 6

Form

Answer 6

-Alternate rhymes (ABAB) to show relentlessness and no breaks
-Lines diff lengths show poem unpredictable like war

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

Serious tone and in past tense memories
-sometimes present tense to show it haunts him
-debunks propaganda