War poems

Which poet is probably the most credible source discussing war?

• Owen Shears

• Wilfred Owen

• Rupert Brooke

• Simon Armitage

'Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge.' -
Meaning = ? 
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• Metaphors suggesting that the young soldiers have been crippled by the war. The soldier 
•  A direct attack on the propaganda of the time suggesting the young soldiers have been crippled by the war. Dulce et Decorum Est
• Simile suggesting that the homeless have entered into the war. Dulce et Decorum Est
• A reference to the witches from Macbeth, to make the scene more dramatic. The Soldier

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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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

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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.

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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

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These were rockets which were sent up to burn with a brilliant glare to light up men and other targets in the area between the front lines.

• Dulce Et Decorum Est
• Flares
• Distant Rest
• Hoots

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This refers to a camp away from the front line where exhausted soldiers might rest for a few days, or longer.

• Dulce Et Decorum Est
• Flares
• Distant Rest
• Hoots

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This refers to the noise made by the shells rushing through the air.

• Dulce Et Decorum Est
• Flares
• Distant Rest
• Hoots

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This word means outpaced, the soldiers have struggled beyond the reach of these shells which are now falling behind them as they struggle away from the scene of battle. 

• Outstripped
• Five-Nines
• Gas
• Helmets 

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