Dulce et Decorum Est
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"Dulce et Decorum Est" is a powerful anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that vividly depicts the horrors of World War I and condemns the romanticization of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anti-war poem
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poem → |
| author |
Wilfred Owen
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizes |
patriotic war rhetoric
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romanticization of war → the phrase "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" → |
| depicts |
gas attack
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physical exhaustion of soldiers → psychological trauma → |
| famousLine |
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!
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In all my dreams, before my helpless sight → The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est → |
| firstPublication |
posthumous
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| form |
irregular sonnet-like structure
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| fullLatinTagline |
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
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| fullLatinTaglineMeaning |
It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country
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| genre |
lyric poetry
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war poetry → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
modernist poetry
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trench poetry → |
| literaryPeriod |
World War I poetry
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| meter |
predominantly iambic pentameter with variations
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| narrativePerspective |
first person
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| notableFor |
rejection of patriotic clichés about war
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vivid depiction of gas warfare → |
| openingLine |
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks
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| originalPublicationPeriod |
World War I
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| rhymeScheme |
irregular
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| setting |
Western Front
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World War I battlefield → |
| structure |
four stanzas
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| studiedIn |
secondary education curricula worldwide
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| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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condemnation of propaganda → critique of patriotism → disillusionment → horrors of war → suffering of soldiers → |
| titleLanguage |
Latin
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| titleMeaning |
It is sweet and fitting
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| tone |
bitter
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condemnatory → graphic → |
| usesDevice |
alliteration
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imagery → irony → metaphor → simile → |
| writtenDuring |
World War I
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Dulce et Decorum Est
("the phrase "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"")
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criticizes |
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Dulce et Decorum Est
("Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori")
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fullLatinTagline |
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Wilfred Owen
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notableWork |