Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Year Owen wrote 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
Year Owen wrote 'Dulce et Decorum Est'
1917
Hospital where Owen wrote the poem
Hospital where Owen wrote the poem
Craiglockhart War Hospital
Translation of 'dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'
Translation of 'dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'
Sweet and fitting to die for one's fatherland
Owen's term for Horace's Latin phrase
Owen's term for Horace's Latin phrase
The old Lie
Poet Owen met at Craiglockhart
Poet Owen met at Craiglockhart
Siegfried Sassoon
Owen's metaphor for poison gas
Owen's metaphor for poison gas
Green sea
Medical term for shell shock used in note
Medical term for shell shock used in note
Neurasthenia
Rhyme scheme of the poem
Rhyme scheme of the poem
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Sound device: imperfect rhymes creating discord
Sound device: imperfect rhymes creating discord
Half-rhymes
Likely target of 'My friend' address
Likely target of 'My friend' address
Jessie Pope or Horace's legacy