This is a short movie clip on Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Lzo_EXXOQ

Wilfred Owen’s poem about the horrors of war is set in World War I.

The title ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ means it is sweet and right. The poet however mocks at this statement by describing the horrors of war and dislikes the propaganda that it is a great honour to fight and die for one’s country.

Here dead we lie because we did not choose to Here dead we lie because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. live and shame the land from which we sprung.

Life to be sure is nothing much to be lost. Life to be sure is nothing much to be lost.

But young men think it is when we were young.But young men think it is when we were young.