Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this poem.

Read these lines from "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen.

Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.

How do these lines evoke a sense of the time and place in which this poem is set?

The words limped and drunk, along with the reference to being "deaf," indicate that the poem takes place in World War II and is set in a tavern where soldiers are celebrating a victory in battle.

The words asleep and fatigue, along with the reference to being "all blind," indicate that the poem takes place in a hospital and depicts Civil War soldiers having nightmares about their experiences in battle.

The words marched and boots, along with the reference to "gas-shells dropping," indicate that the poem takes place during WWI and is set near a battlefield.

The words limped and blood-shod, along with the reference to being "lame," indicate that the poem takes place during the Revolutionary War and is set during a naval battle.

Answer 1

If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood

Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,

Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud

Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest

To children ardent for some desperate glory,

The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est

Pro patria mori.

(((The poet rebukes readers for their mistaken belief that war is glorious)))

Answer 2

These lines evoke a sense of the time and place in which this poem is set because The words marched and boots, along with the reference to "gas-shells dropping," indicate that the poem takes place during WWI and is set near a battlefield.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen is a poem that was written during World War I and has several keywords that make clear this reference to the reader, this poem creates a visual and emotional mental picture of people during war times, these lines focus specifically on the words "marched", "boots" and "gas-shells dropping,"