Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime . . .
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime . . .
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
This poem consists of words which have a negative glow on them. He wrote the whole poem in a dramatic way, by using rhyme it became a good readable story. It also gave more feeling to the story, like you really feel what's happening at that moment (at least, that's how I felt). It describes how hard life was as an soldier fighting for your country. "Dulce et Docorum est pro patria mori" means "it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country." Owen does not agree on this. "All went lame, all blind", "Obscene as cancer". These are parts of a text you wouldn't like to happen to you. This is a hard poem to read. Owen used rhyme (blood - cud), simile (coughing like hags), and alliteration ("And watch the white eyes writhing in his face") in his poem.
I think this is an interesting poem, it describes life as a soldier (which was horrible). It took some time to analyse this but it was worth it. Life as a soldier was not good at all.
Yes, i know i don't have enough words, but i have been working on this for like 3 days and i could not come up with more words.
The features of the Toyota ad
This ad has a witty, arresting image, it's an eyecatcher when you're looking through a magazine or something. When people have a closer look, they will see that there's a lady in the middle.
It also has clear graphics, it gives you a modern feel, it's not like an ad from 50 years ago.
The "TOYOTA" is the prominent logo of the ad. You may say it's not really a logo, but people easily recognize it. The first thing you see when you look at this picture is the "Zero emissions" and the 'flower' on the background. When you take a little time to analyse this picture, you'll see there's a lady in the middle of the flower, and that they try to create zero emissions. ("aim")
This is an interesting ad, there is a lot to discover and to think about.
Yes, i know i don't have enough words, but i have been working on this for like 3 days and i could not come up with more words.
The features of the Toyota ad
This ad has a witty, arresting image, it's an eyecatcher when you're looking through a magazine or something. When people have a closer look, they will see that there's a lady in the middle.
It also has clear graphics, it gives you a modern feel, it's not like an ad from 50 years ago.
The "TOYOTA" is the prominent logo of the ad. You may say it's not really a logo, but people easily recognize it. The first thing you see when you look at this picture is the "Zero emissions" and the 'flower' on the background. When you take a little time to analyse this picture, you'll see there's a lady in the middle of the flower, and that they try to create zero emissions. ("aim")
This is an interesting ad, there is a lot to discover and to think about.
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