AP Success - AP World History: War Horrors Through Poetry
Source 1
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots, But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.— Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning."
Wilfred Owen. "Dulce et Decorum Est."
Question 1
The imagery used by Wilfred Owen in 'Dulce et Decorum Est' primarily serves to:
Question 2
The tone of 'Dulce et Decorum Est' can best be described as:
Question 3
The phrase 'Dulce et Decorum Est' is a Latin phrase that means 'It is sweet and proper.' How does the poem's content relate to this phrase?
Question 4
The use of phrases like 'blood-shod' and 'drunk with fatigue' in the poem is an example of:
Question 5
The repeated references to sensory experiences (sight, sound, touch) in the poem are used to:
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