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Compare the poems and comment on how the way Owen and Southey convey their attitude towards war 'Dulce et Decorum Est' tells the story of how Wilfred Owen experiences world war first hand and tells of his bitter angst towards the government who try to persuade young men to join the army. Owen developed many of his poetic techniques at Craiglockhart Military Hospital where he spent much of the war as an injured soldier, and was able to express his ideas and feelings on paper He uses the Latin phrase 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori,' which translates into 'it is sweet and glorious to die for one's country.' Owen tells of how this phrase is wrong, how it is not glorious to experience the harsh reality of war with the explosions and the screeching of missiles, which he saw with his own eyes. The phrase is deceptive to the men...

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