Analysis of Dulce Decorum Est

Nightmare under a Green Sea In 1914 a war which has since been called the "Great" War caused more than 9.5 million victims over a 52 month period. This is approximatively 5,600 men a day. While the persons who were not part of the action could say that the soldiers were acting patriotically, the soldiers were living a true horror. Wilfred Owen, who was an officer in the British Army during the World War I, offers a real testimony …

…sent to defend honorably their ideas and religion while they were really sent to death. As long as there is people to convice that the war isn't the absolute solution to reach peace there will be place for "Dulce et Decorum Est" written by Wilfred Owen. 1050 words Work Cited Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The Harbrace Anthology of Poetry. 3rd ed. Ed. Jon C. S Stott, Raymond E. Jones and Rick Bowers. Toronto: Harbrace, 2002. 277.