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Painting a Poetic Image of War


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Painting a Poetic Image of War
An analysis of the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages) | 1 source | 2000 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper is an analysis of the similes, descriptive word choices, and sound patterns used in the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. The paper has an underlying metaphor that compares poetry and painting that is developed and carried through the entirety of the paper, with an emphasis on the emotional hues of the poem.

From the Paper:

"Similes are used to lay the foundation colors, and create a tangible link between the incomprehensible scenes of war and everyday real life images. Few can imagine the true horrors of war without witnessing them first hand, so Owen creates two similes at the onset of the poem to set the scene in terms that the lay reader can envision. "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" (line 1) and "Knock-kneed coughing like hags" (2) summon images of destitution, desperation, and weariness and help to portray the worn emotional state of the soldiers. Our first view of the unfortunate man suffering from the poison gas is of him "floundering like a man in fire or lime" (12) providing a clear image of the exquisite suffering that he was enduring."

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APA Citation:

Painting a Poetic Image of War (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Poem-Review-Painting-a-Poetic-Image-of-War/1820

MLA Citation:

"Painting a Poetic Image of War" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Poem-Review-Painting-a-Poetic-Image-of-War/1820>




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