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Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" and World War I

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How does Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" reflect the life of the common soldier? And how was the life of the common soldier different than in previous wars?

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The solution muses on how Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" reflects the life of the common soldier in World War I and whether the common soldier's life was different in previous wars.

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When examining Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum Est", I would urge students to consider the meaning behind the title of the poem, because this, I think, provides the key to the life of the common soldier and whether the life of the common soldier was different than in previous wars.

"Dulce et Decorum Est" is part of a longer Latin phrase from the Roman poet Horace (Odes 3.2.13), who wrote in the last half of the first century ...

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