War Is Hell

‘War Is Hell’, ‘The Glory Of War’ - How do the poems discuss these phrases? These two opposite quotes depict the two very different views on war. Many think of it as a glorious way to die. ‘To die for ones country’ is supposedly heroic. Many of the people who say this however, have never actually experienced war, and have a very vague outlook on how it really is. The two poems to be discussed …

…in each. It also tends to keep a certain pattern in the rhyming. ‘Dulce et decorem est’ however is less organised and tends to be set out as according to the poem, for example the two solitary lines were it talks about the soldier who has been a victim of the gas attack. Overall I think these two poems get across the point that they are trying to portray very effectively in their own ways.