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1914 poetry Dulce et decorum est was written after 1914 when world war 1 started by a poet called Wilfred Owen. The first world war was much worse than was first anticipated or expected, it was a tragedy and a record number of people died over that period of time, it also lasted for much longer than was expected. The young men that joined the war at this time expected to be there and back by Christmas (less than a year later) with no difficulties or tragedies and thought that they would be home by Christmas. They believed that when they arrived back home they would be heroes and that they would be very popular with the females. This was all true except for the tragedy, time and money wasted as a result of the first world war. What actually faced them were horror, gore and death. Many poems were written...

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