"Dulce et Decorum est" shows the incident of a gas attack Because Wilfred Owen is showing what he experienced as a soldier and that is the reason for him writing the poem. In the first verse the poem introduces me to how slow and Unwell the soldiers were as they were trudging through the mud. In the Second verse the poem gives me a brief description of how bad the gas Attack was. In the Third verse the poem tells me about Owens terrible Nightmares. In the fourth verse the poem shows how horrible it was to stand There and watch a man …show more content…
Some of the main themes in the poem "Dulce et Decorum est" Are war, Lies, Horror and Truth. When the poet, Wilfred Owen talks about War he shows the horror of it all and he writes with such detail because He was there and witnessed such horror. When he talks about lies he is Talking about "Dulce et Decorum est" - It is sweet and proper to die