A poem which I have recently read is: "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. The main point Wilfred Owen tries to convey in this poem is the sheer horror of war. ... Wilfred Owen is a tired soldier on the front line during World War I. ... However, Wilfred Owen could be looking at dreams being constant reminders of some past atrocity, similar to a recurring dream: " In all my dreams, before my helpless sight he plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning". ... Overall Wilfred Owen shows that there is no triumph in war, he does this by using the dying soldier as an example. ...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

A Warning of the Horror of War Wilfred Owen's "Dolce et Decorum Est" uses many similes to convey the horror of war through his vivid and shocking word usage, as his intent and purpose is to convey what war is like, through using the word "like" to link up negativity in each simile. Owen stays also uses metaphors, which effectively compliment the tone. ... While the narrator speaks of marching on, he refers to it in the fourth line as "and toward our distant rest began to trudge" (Owen, 1). ...

• Word Count: 633
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School