Question

Which two parts of this excerpt from Wilfred Owen's "Dulce Et Decorum Est" imply that war has made soldiers apathetic? Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. 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 tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!–An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone still was yelling out and stumbling, And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime...

Answer 1

Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,

All went lame; all blind;

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