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‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘The charge of the Light Brigade’
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ENGLISH COURSEWORK WAR POEMS Both 'Dulce et Decorum Est' and 'The charge of the Light Brigade' are about the death of soldiers in battle, but both these poems portray this experience in two very different ways. 'Dulce et Decorum Est' is based on the first world war, and Wilfred Owen speaks about his own experience of his tribulations in the war. Owen disagreed in the glorification of war, and was against the propaganda and lies that were being released to the public. He felt he had an obligation to tell people the truth behind the war, and how the patriotism that was said to be included in a soldier dying for his country was a lie. He talks of how hard life was in the war, and it was very difficult to live the life of a soldier. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' however is the opposite, as it glorifies war, despite the fact...
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