War Poem:
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War Poem: Wilfred Owen and Wills Hall covey war in their own way adapting to the time and circumstances to put across the horror and brutal reality of war. The two texts I am going to refer to, to show this are "The long and the short and the tall" by Wills Hall and "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen writes his poetry to get over the trauma of the experience. He has (like many other poets) the burning desire to get the horror of the war across to other people. "Dulce et Decorum Est" means "It's a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country". The poem is about a group of men leaving the trenches for days of rest. While on their way back they get gassed. The poem is split into two sections, the first is describing the incident and the second is his...


