Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen's poetry explores the emotional and psychological impact on men who had to kill in order to survive - it exposes the lies and propaganda. Owen wanted to inform, awaken and enlighten people about war, presenting it in a soldier's perspective. Throughout his poems, war is personified as a powerful entity also seen as death and evil. Owen's poetry is rich in symbolism and imagery, it appeals to the senses. "Dulce Et Decorum Est" is a quotation from Horace, meaning it is sweet and decorous to die for one's country. …