Dulce et Decorum est1

Dulce Et Decorum Est This poem describes war and its effects on the poet himself. “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” actually means “How sweet and pure it is to die for one’s country”. Owen in this poem describes how this is not at all true and that it is in no way patriotic to die for your home land. In fact he describes this as “The old Lie”. This is a very …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…way I feel about war and its effects on people and how it destroys them, not just physically but mentally. I don’t think I would be able to stand it, the horrific dreams, the flash backs of your friends dying beside you and yet you could do nothing apart from go out there and die just like the so many other men. “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” truly is an “old Lie”.