https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/dulce-et-decorum-est
Questions:
4. In addition to similes and onomatopoeia, how else has Owen involve the audience in the
poem’s events to make the accident seem real and immediate.
5. How has the soldier’s injury with the gas affected the persona (the narrator of the poem)?
Use at least one quote to support your answer.
6. Explain what Owen is saying in the final lines of the poem. What is he saying is a lie and
why does he reject it?
7. How does Owen use poetic techniques to show the pity of war and the lack of honour in
war. Provide three examples.