Dulce Et Decorum Est

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"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"

​It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.

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Dulce et Decorum Est
Wilfred Owen, 1917

Multiple Choice

Based on the title and phrase "Dulce et Decorum Est...", predict which of the following causes of WWI this poem will address.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

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Do you agree that it is sweet and proper to die for one's country? Why or why not?

• Wilfred Owen was born March 18, 1893

• Owen spent much of his early life gaining an appreciation for reading and language and enlisted in the British military in 1915

• Owen wrote Dulce et Decorum after a horrific night of marching under heavy artillery fire through wet, freezing conditions in Jan. 1917

• Wilfred Owen died in battle in Nov. 1918, one week before the armistice, at age 25.

Background

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen - Poems | Academy of American Poets

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Poll

After reading, discussing, and listening to the poem, has your original answer changed? Do you feel that it is sweet and proper to die for one's country?

• My answer HAS changed

• My answer HAS NOT changed

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What was the most impactful part of the poem for you? How did it affect you? Did it make you feel anything, or feel a certain way? How does it relate to what we've learned in the WWI unit?