"Dulce Et Decorum Est" Evidence

What piece of evidence proves that the narrator thinks it is a bad idea to say "it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country"

• To children ardent for some desperate glory,
• My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
• Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
• In all my dreams before my helpless sight

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What piece of evidence proves the main problem in the poem is people being gassed?

• He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
• Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
• Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
• My friend, you would not tell with such high zest

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What piece of evidence shows an image of the narrator's thoughts on war.

• In all my dreams before my helpless sight
• To children ardent for some desperate glory,
• The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
• Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
  Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What piece of evidence proves that the soldiers are tired?

• In all my dreams before my helpless sight
• Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
• But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
• Bitter as the cud

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9