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Monday, March 30, 2015

Dulce Et Decorum Est (1) by Wilfred Owen - Vendler Grid Poetry Analysis

Meaning: The title of the poem and the last lines of in itself means that soldiers die for their country even in the most fateful and horrid situation, yet still fight. Men in war die for what is right, which in turn becomes an outrageous experience of weapons that cause terrific suffering imaging.

Antecedent Scenario: War never changes. Consequences in battle led to the explanation of the whole scene as men battling for one's country fight in trenches. This is what is occurring before the poem even starts, therefore initiating the status quo.

A Division into Structural Parts: The scenes go bit by bit as soldiers align themselves in the trench. When an attack is imminent, another scene describes the struggles of war. The last part is determined by how ironic one fights for the purpose of country "It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country" as the Latin phrase says.

The Climax: Watching a fellow comrade go down in history is where the climax begins because the rising action leads up to the enemy crossing "no man's land" into enemy territory and following through the assault. As the main character watches his man at arm's suffer, his thoughts rattle of an overbearing sight that changed his overview into the account of all the possible ways to die.

The Other Parts: The tense action has begun since the beginning and then ended into a chill submission of thoughtfulness after thinking about the purpose for war.

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