Dulce Et Decorum Est
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Dulce Et Decorum Est Owens attitude to war is justified by the title and the language used in the poem, he is anti-war, he uses the Latin title ironically to show his aim, that the translation of: "Dulce Et Decorum Est" Is a false saying it is not good and proper or sweet and fitting to die for those fighting to die for their country, this lie as he points out in the final 3 lines: "To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria mori" He tries to teach those that in turn teach their young to fight and that dying for their country, their Queen isn't right, he shows how the eager children, : "Desperate for some ardent glory" are actually excited and fuelled by the dreams put into their minds, fame, heroism and power, these children absorb these stories, the propaganda spoon fed to them as fuel, it fuels...

