In "Dulce et Decorum Est," Wilfred Owen utilizes gory and haunting imagery, reminiscent figurative language, and gruesome diction to unveil the unfortunate truth that mainstream propaganda wrongly glorifies the life of a soldier in combat. ... Owen also exercises the use of grisly diction to enforce the idea that the media portrays war in an inaccurate way in that propaganda glorifies soldiers instead of exposing the reality of the horrific experiences they must endure simply to survive. ... By employing the use of reminiscent imagery , indicative figurative language and gory diction, Owen co...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another method that Tennyson uses to portray his opinion of war is in the diction that he uses. ... Another literary device used by Owen in "Dulce Et Decorum Est" to convey his opinion that war is terrible is his diction, where he uses descriptions with extremely negative connotations to describe the miserable lives of the soldiers. ... Tennyson uses imagery and diction to make the soldiers seem as heroes dying for a good cause, not focusing on the deaths and losses of war, while Owen uses the same literary devices to show what it is really like, filled with pain, suffering, and deat...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The language features Wilfred Owen uses in Disabled moves between the raw dictions used to describe the man's present life and the cheerful words of his days as a young, promising man. These words have helped to stir the emotions of the readers as the significant contrast between the past and the p...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen, a lyric poem upon understanding, focuses on the absolute horror experienced during World War I. Throughout the transition of this poem, Owen worked his way from control to confusion in order to convey his messages to the readers. In terms of rhyme scheme, thi...

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