Dulce Et Decorum Est is a poem written by Wilfred Owen set during world war 1 written in 1917, and talks about the trials and hardships that soldiers went through. ... Wilfred Owen aims the poem at the government of the time criticising their decisions and for perpetuating the attitude that it is heroic to fight as a soldier in war and honourable to die for the cause. ... Wilfred Owen uses the simile of contrasting these young veterans to old hags to challenge the readers stereotypical ideas on war to support his anti-war attitude. Owen uses the poetic device of imagery to position the reader...

• Word Count: 690
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate