... contrast, Owen uses the rigid structure of a sonnet (two quatrains and a sextet) to contrast with the theme of death and loss. In the title are the words, 'Doomed Youth' which immediately informs the reader that this sonnet isn't a fairy tale or a happy tale of love but is a distressing poem about the boys ... was not being controlled by the soldiers.) 'Dulce,' on the other hand, is written in free verse with an alternate line rhyming pattern. It uses similes such as 'like old beggars under sacks' and 'Bitter as the cud'. Owen's choice of language has a supernatural theme. He ... uses ...

• Word Count: 1001
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... eyes and based on his own experiences and views of the war. Using four clear stanzas, the poem uses standard, alternate rhyming lines. A slow, painstaking rhythm is established at the beginning of the poem through Owen's use of heavy, long words and end-stop lines, in order to illustrate just how slow and painstaking the war was. The pace then quickens during ... enough for the reader. Take "Dulce et Decorum Est" for example. Immediately, in the first stanza, Owen uses similes to introduce an intense atmospheric feel to the poem, with onomatopoeic words like 'trudge' and 'sludge' making...

• Word Count: 948
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate