War poetry was a way of soldiers telling of their experience of the war. ... Biographical Timeline 1893 - 18 March, Born Plas Wilmot, Oswestry 1911 - Becomes a lay assistant at Dunsden 1913 - Leaves for Bordeaux, France to teach English 1914 - Meets French poet Laurent Talihade 1915 - October, Returns to England, enlists in 3/28 regiment. 1917 - Arrives in France to notorious Infantry depot as an Officer reinforcement 1917 - 12th January, In charge In front line at Serre 1917 - 14/15th March, Suffers concussion after a fall 1917 - 8/30th April, In an attack at Dancour Trench, St Que...

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Poetry Analysis - Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen introduces the poem, Dulce et Decorum Est, with a shocking images of soldiers in World War 1. The first two lines sets the mood of the poem - the horror and starkness of life in the war. He refers to the soldiers as 'hags', 'old beggars', wh...

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War Poem Analysis. Rupert Brooke and Explain two ways in which the language was effective in the texts (2) you have studied. Language How it was effective Example Tone Poem 1 Poem 2 Use of Imagery Poem 1 Poem 2 ...

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Introduction The poem Dulce Et Decorum Est was first written in early October 1917, during the time Owen was receiving treatment at Craiglockhart Hospital. The draft was then revised later on at Scarborough or Ripon in 1918. The central part of the poem vividly describes the death of an anonymous soldier from the poisonous gas. The poem starts with a description of the horrifying image of the war and conclude with the bitter attack on those who see glory in the death of others, specifically the patriotic propagandist called Jessie Pope. In todays individual oral commentary, I will be focusing ...

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