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Comparison of the attitudes towards war presented in "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "Suicide in the Trenches", and how they contrast with the views of Jessie Pope in "Who's for the Game?" In "Dulce et Decorum est", the poem starts with describing how the soldiers are subject to uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks". Wilfred Owen compares the soldiers to old beggars under sacks in that they are forced to sit crouched, and uncomfortable, with nothing more than themselves to their possession. This instantly paints a picture in the readers mind as you can imagine a soldier in such bad conditions, without any form of happiness. "Knock-Kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through the sludge". Owen portrays the image of soldiers coughing "like hags" whilst pushing their way with difficulty through the muddy swamp-like marsh, cursing, with loss of all dignity and respect...

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