Dulce Et Decorum Est Comments
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned out backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
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In all my dreams before my helpless sight He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.//// life is obstructed eveywhere
A moving, powerful and deeply poignant poem woven beautifully.
Poems such as 'Dulce Decorum Est' and 'Anthem for doomed Youth' have done much to influence our attitudes towards war. Amazing poem! He had a tragic life.Very sad he died young during the War (In France at the Somme river)
CONTINUED: and means 'it is sweet and fitting'. It is followed by pro patria mori, which means 'to die for one's country'.
'Dulce et Decorum est' is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I, and published posthumously in 1920. The Latin title is taken from Ode 3.2 of the Roman poet Horace
His poetry owes its beauty to a deep ingrained sense of compassion coupled with grim realis Congratulations being chosen as The Classic Poem of The Day! 5 Stars full
Deeply poignant, touching and gripping. War in all its forms must be abhorred.
This poem is so touching. It is nice to be chosen as the Classic poem of the poem of the day. Full stars..
Congratulations to the family of the late great poet English poet Wilfred Owen.for being chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day. He is great becuse he has written many poems, though no money to study at a university. He served twice the war and was killed at the Sombre. True war hero!
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This poem made me a pacifist. We studied it as part of O-Level English Lit and I'd never been so shocked and moved by an account of wartime.
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7/22/2025 12:41:20 PM # 1.0.0
Were our wars really necessary? Call me naïve but this poem is exactly why war should have been avoided. Some politicians at the time believed it was necessary but that same politician did not hold a gun and experience this.