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What is the connotative meaning of "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen?

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“Dulce Et Decorum Est”, discredits “It is sweet and right to die for one’s country”

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Wilfred Owen, a British poet/soldier, wrote about the horrors of war

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"Dulce et Decorum est" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during World War I, and published posthumously in 1920. The Latin title is taken from the Roman poet Horace and means "it is sweet and honorable...", followed by pro patria mori, which means "to die for one's country".

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