Wilfred Owen Dedicated 'Dulce et Decorum Est' to Jessie Pope. How successful was he in exposing her ignorance of the grim realities of war as expressed in her poem 'Who's for the Game'
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Although both 'Dulce et Decorum Est' and 'Who's for the Game' were written during the great war, both poem had opposing view points. Both Wilfred Owen and Jessie Pope were inspired to write due to the war but Wilfred Owen fought in the western front while Jessie Pope stayed in the comfort of the home front. 'Who's for the Game' gave young men false impressions of war while 'Dulce et Decorum Est' showed readers the …
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…images describes in his poems really overshadows her pleas to young men. 'Dulce et Decorum Est' also shows us that in no way is war like a game. From reading the two poems I'm greatly affected by 'Dulce et Decorum Est' since it brought so much truth because its authentic (written by real soldier fighting). My view is that war is very pointless and cruel and things should be better with little or no violence.
…images describes in his poems really overshadows her pleas to young men. 'Dulce et Decorum Est' also shows us that in no way is war like a game. From reading the two poems I'm greatly affected by 'Dulce et Decorum Est' since it brought so much truth because its authentic (written by real soldier fighting). My view is that war is very pointless and cruel and things should be better with little or no violence.
