DULCE ET DECORUM EST NOTES

[missmcgrory]

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[Scott Taylor]

1. Bent over like old beggars under sacks they are meant to be solders fit as people can be but they are very tired and old suggest they are worn out.
2. Coughing like old hags they are meant to be fit young men but the writer says they are quit the opposite coughing like old women.
3. Cursed though sludge it makes them sound like they are cursing under their breath.
4. Men marched is an alliteration and men marched asleep metaphor
5. Blood shad is unusual because he is saying that they were all injured but blood shad (they have lost lots of blood)
6. Deaf even to the hoots they can’t a thing not even the hoots
7. He writes short sentences and in capitals to make it stand out
8. Floundering like a man on fire or lime it shows the man was suffering
9. Repetition it shows that it is a horrible way to die
10. Devil sick of sin it means a horrible mangled, sick, worn out face
11. Obscene as cancer he is saying it is as bad as cancer
12. He is saying it is not sweat or noble to die for ones country

[alexander]

1. “Bent double like old beggars under sacks” it’s effective because it shows us how tired they were when they were young.
2. “coughing like hags” it describes how the soldiers health was in the concisions they were in.
3. “cursed through sludge” it makes them sound like they are cursing under their breath.
4. “Men marched asleep” He uses a metaphor affectively to show how tired they are.
5. It makes the soldiers sound injured and lost a lot of blood.
6. “deaf even to the hoot” shows they couldn’t hear even to the hoots.
7. He put explanation marks and capital letters.
8. “flound’ring like a man in fire or lime” it states what is happening to some of the soldiers and how they died.
9. It builds up a pitcher of what is happening to the soldiers and it emphasises the horror of the men’s suffering.

[liamhouston]

1."as under a green sea, i saw him drowning" is a simile and it tells us that the smoke was like being in the sea and the man looked like he was drowning when he was choking.
2."gargling" is onomatapoeia and it tells us that he has a liquid at the back of his throat.
3."drowning" is onomatapoeia and it is to say he is being killed by the gas as if he was drowning.
4."plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning" is repitition and is to say that he is throwing himself at the writer and that he is dying sa he chokes on the gas.

[paige paterson]

disease
1.coughing like hags is effective because they were ill with a bad cough like an elderly woman would have. this is a simile.
2.all went lam;all blind drunkwith fatigue is effective because it shows they were extremely tired and a chemical or gas got into there eyes.
3.helpless sight is effective because they are blind/have trouble seeing.
4.incurable sores is effective because they had big blisters on there tongues. ;D

[alexander]

Dulce et Decorum Est was written by Wilfered Owen a young officer how died during the last few days of the first world war. Othouw he was brave and patriotic, he disapproved of the way the government was sending out young men to almost serine death a bloody and horrible death, as described in the poem. The latten title comes from the saying Dulce et Decorum Est Pro patria mori. It means “It is sweet and noble to die for one’s country” Owen is using the cotashon ironically he dosenot beleve it is sweet and noble to die like this. In fact at the end of the poem he calls it a lie.

[scottdanielcarberry]

HI

[catherine mchillips]

1. Bend double like old beggers under sacks is derscribing the soliders are like dirty homeless people on the streets. men were menttobe young and fit.
2. Knock-kneed,coughing like hags makes the solider sound old and ill. Knock-kneed would suggest thet they have beensitting for a long period of time which means they must have been cold.
3. Cursed through sludge it emphasie the men on hwthey were feeling,they were cursing as if they were annoyed.
4. Men marched asleep is using a metopher and alliteration.
5. Blood shod suggets that the men were injerd or almost out of blood.
6. Blood shod they were out of blood.
7. Capital letters and exlamintion marks.
8. Flound'ring like a man in fire or lime for the fact it sounds like he is burning or struggling because of this gas attack.
9. It is saying that this is happening to this man infront of him, he is seeing all this happen to this man that wasn't quick enought to get his mask on and also creates an image.
10. Fcae like devils sick of sin was the idea was compering a devil to a bad life and it was also grotesque.
11. bitter as the cold his face looked like ice.
12. The main point he is meaning isdont go into the army. It isn't what they say it is.

[Ross Glasgow]

1. "bent double, like old beggers under sacks" it's a similie, it shows how the soldiers and tired and its comparing them to old people.

2."coughing like hags" its a similie, and instead of the soldiers being healthy and strong they are being compared to old laddies.

3."cursed" its a negative word.

4."men marched asleep" its a metaphor and an alliteration, it shows that the soldiers are really tired.

5."blood shod" the soldiers are injured and losing a lot of blood.

6."hoots" like a horn.

7. the writer uses explanation marks to show that the soldiers are shouting.

8."floundering like a man in fire or lime" its a similie and it shows that the man is panicing about not getting his helmet on in time.

9.lots of things are happening to him.

10." his hanging face like a devils sick of sin" the writers saying that the mans face is grotesque.

11." obscene as cancer" its a similie and it tells you how bad the man is feeling almost as bad as cancer.

12."he is saying it isn't noble to die for your country and deffinatly not in the way they lived trying to do it.

[aaron mason]

1.'like old beggars under sacks'
It is a similie and empahsies that the soldiers look old and not very mobile and healthy.
2.'coughing like hags'
It is a similie and it also emphasies that the young men are coughing like old woman.
3.'sludge'
This word shows that the ground is muddy and wet which will be bad conditions for the soldiers.
4.'men marched asleep'
The first technique is a metaphor because men cant literally march asleep, the secondtechnique is alleteration because the 2 words sound the same 'men marched'
5.'blood shod' Is unusuall because it shows that the soldiers are injured and shedding blood.
6.'deaf even to the hoots'is a metaphor because you cant be deaf to the hoots. This is effective because it shows how unresponsive and stupid the soldiers have become.
7. He uses the short sentence technique.
8.'floundering like a man in fire or lime'
It shows that the man is panicking about not get his helmet on.
9.'guttering, choking, drowning' is using the 'ing' words effectively because it puts a grusome picture in your head about the man.
10.'his hanging face like a devils sick of sin'
The comarision is that his face was like the devil but sick of sins so that is going to be a pretty terryfing face.
11.One comaparision could be that the blood is 'gargling' from his lungs, that would be a horrible sight to see.
12.He is ironikally saying that it is alie that it is sweet and noble to die for your country, so ultimitally he does not believe that phrase.

[alana campbell]

::)Dulce et Decorum est.; textual analysis questions ::)

1."bent double, like old beggars under sacks” this is discribing/compeing the men to dirty old homeless people. It gives us an image.
2."Knock-kneed, coughing like old hags" it makes the men sound old and ill and they are supposed to be young and fit. "Knock-kneed" would suggest that they have been sitting for a very long period of time.
3."Cursed through the sludge" it emphasise how they were feeling, they were cursing (swearing) as if they were annoyed.
4."men marched asleep" it is a metopher and allitaration. it suggests they were sleep walking but they really were not.
5. "blood shod" it suggetes the men were injerd or almost out of blood.
6. "blood shod"they are out of blood.
7. capital letters in "gas" and exlamation marks.
8. "floundering like a man in fire or lime" for ther fact it sounds like he is burning or stuggling.

[owengowans]

Dulce et Decorum est

Words that may be to do with water in the poem

Under a green sea is a metaphor it show what happens to the people as they walk past the gas attack with no masks on it s also compared to the ocean

Drowning( choking, drowning and guttering ) is repetition of the ing sound it also shows that people are dieing all round them

Froth, sludge and misty shows the conditions the soldiers have to walk through to progress to get further on and they need to get through

[charlescampbell]

1. A quote that describes the soldiers in the first line of the poem is "bent double ,like old beggers under sacks"
This is an effective simile because it gives you an image of old,dirty worn out men when they should really be young and healthy.

2.another comparison in line 2 in the poem is "knock-kneed, coughing like hags"this simile adds to the description of the soldiers by making them sound old, crooked and ill which you do not expect from young soldiers.

3.the poet uses the word "coughing" to emphasise these pictures. you can almost these pictures. you can almost hear the soldiers.

4.the sentance "men marched asleep"is an important sentance because the poet uses metophor and alliteration to show that theyare exhausted and deprived of sleep.

5.the poet uses unusual word choice with the term "blood shod" in line 6. the word choice makes us think that their feet are bruised, battered and bloody.

[euan gibson]

these are the ones i got.
7. the writer uses explanation marks to show that the soldiers are shouting.
8."floundering like a man in fire or lime" its a similie and it shows that the man is panicing about not getting his helmet on in time.
9.lots of things are happening to him.
10." his hanging face like a devils sick of sin" the writers saying that the mans face is grotesque.
11." obscene as cancer" its a similie and it tells you how bad the man is feeling almost as bad as cancer.
12."he is saying it isn't noble to die for your country and deffinatly not in the way they lived trying to do it:)

[catherinemcphillip]

1. Bend double like old beggers under sacks is derscribing the soliders are like dirty homeless people on the streets. men were menttobe young and fit.
2. Knock-kneed,coughing like hags makes the solider sound old and ill. Knock-kneed would suggest thet they have beensitting for a long period of time which means they must have been cold.
3. Cursed through sludge it emphasie the men on hwthey were feeling,they were cursing as if they were annoyed.
4. Men marched asleep is using a metopher and alliteration.
5. Blood shod suggets that the men were injerd or almost out of blood.
6. Blood shod they were out of blood.
7. Capital letters and exlamintion marks.
8. Flound'ring like a man in fire or lime for the fact it sounds like he is burning or struggling because of this gas attack.
9. It is saying that this is happening to this man infront of him, he is seeing all this happen to this man that wasn't quick enought to get his mask on and also creates an image.
10. Fcae like devils sick of sin was the idea was compering a devil to a bad life and it was also grotesque.
11. bitter as the cold his face looked like ice.
12. The main point he is meaning isdont go into the army. It isn't what they say it is.