Comparing In Flanders Fields 'And Dulce Et Decorum Est'

War is a place that men and women go to fight and sacrifice their life for their country but is it necessarily glorious or right to do that? “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owens both have very different views on that question. Both authors use different tools to help persuade you whether it is glorious or not to sacrifice your life for your country. John McCrae and Wilfred Owens differ in their beliefs on this topic through using techniques such as imagery, diction, dialogue, and symbolism. “In Flanders Fields” suggests that dying for one’s country is glorious and right. McCrae uses diction to support his view. An example of diction is “Take up our quarrel with the foe,” (Line 11). McCrae uses the words quarrel and foe to help emphasize that people should want to go to war to avenge the deaths of past soldiers. He shows that it is glorious and right to sacrifice your life for your country by using

The horrific tone of this poem is shown when Owens says “Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!” (Line 10). He uses dialogue as a way to really show you how horrific this event was when he was a soldier in the war and how it mentally scared him to this day. Owens doesn’t only use dialogue he also uses imagery. Additionally, Owens uses Imagery to emphasize the long-term impacts that the war had on him and how you should not go into the war. Another horrific line is “He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning,” (Owens Line 17). He uses this line as another way to show the horrific events that happened when he was in the war and to show that it is not glorious or right to die for your country. The title of this poem translates to “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country,” which Owens calls and an old lie. Owens believes that you should not die for your