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Dulce Et Decorum Est Propaganda

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“Dulce Et Decorum Est” is an anti-war poem, written by a soldier in the british army during World War 1, who ended up being one of the leading poets of the first world war. In his poem, “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, Wilfred Owen uses diction to evoke grotesque imagery that portrays the true horrors of the WWI battlefield in contrast to the blind patriotism promoted by propaganda.
There is a great presence of juxtaposition used throughout the poem as a way to emphasise contrasts between war and propaganda and to touch on a greater idea of the contradicting issues presented by the battlefield. For instance, there is a significant contrast between the title, “Dulce Et Decorum Est,” meaning it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country, and the

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