I have chosen to write about the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Willfred Owen as it is a good example of a poem, which vividly describes the event that has taken place. In this poem, the incident is once which occurs in the First World War. There is a gas attack in the trenches and one man doesn't get his mask on in time and suffers the effects of the attack. The poet's aim is to argue the saying "Dulce Et Decorum Est" and to show the reader the reality of the war, none of the lies that people are told. He makes this clear, especially in the last verse.
The first verse begins by describing the compilation of the soldiers. The first line is a good example of a simile: "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks." You can almost imagine these men crouching as if they had something heavy weighing them down. The rest of the verse mainly describes how tired the men are from walking long distances and working hard in difficult conditions like the "sludge" beneath their feet, causing them......

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Title: Dulce Et Decorum Est
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