Dulce Et Decorum Est: First Impressions by David Robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75 Post your first impressions of the poem such as quotations that stand out or words that grab attention en-us 2017-06-12 00:36:20 UTC 2025-12-09 22:51:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Velvet https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026524 "Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! -An ecstasy of fumbling" Conveys a quick rhythm illustrating surprise and tension in the poem. The exclamation marks highlight the shock of the gas attack and gives the poem a hurried, uncoordinated feeling. It shows how alarming the situation is and how urgently the soldiers need to fit their masks on. The word "fumbling" creates a clumsy feeling as though the soldiers are very worn out and almost don't have the energy to get their masks. Owens also uses the word "ecstasy", meaning a panicked state. This word is very different to the situation that it is used in as "ecstasy" is usually used in blissful situations where as in this line, Owen uses it to convey a life or death situation.]]> 2017-06-12 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026524 Callie https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026540 'Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud'
This phrase shows that the war was awful. There was always a lot of hardship and the pain. They use cancer as a metaphor to highlight the pain of the war, and 'bitter as cud' is a metaphor to how the soldiers had to live. They always had to be ready for attacks, to move in case of attacks, and weren't taken care of correctly. They didn't always have enough food and water and always had to see friends die beside them.]]> 2017-06-12 00:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026540 Ryan https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026583 'Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, as under a green sea, I saw him drowning'
This sentence kind of shows how horrible the war and the pain people are going through. ]]> 2017-06-12 00:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026583 John https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026600 Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs i think the gargling there means that he is gargling for people who died he felt sorry for them from his deepest lungs]]> 2017-06-12 00:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026600 Amy https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026607 "The old lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori." This phrase is Latin and written in Italic. The sentence was widely used in the beginning of the WW1, to persuade young man to join their army.]]> 2017-06-12 00:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026607 Toby david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026641 "He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning." This line is powerful. It sounds like a horror movie with a murderer attacking. The three verbs create a repulsive sound. The idea of someone drowning - unable to breath in the open air is shocking as there is nowhere to escape. ]]> 2017-06-12 00:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026641 Anni https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026658 "As under a green sea, I saw him drowning." 
This phrase shows how awful and horrific the events were during the World War I and it describes the the gas attack, as the green sea and the idea of how the soldiers were dying in agony and drowning because there was no way they could escape as the gas entered their lungs.]]> 2017-06-12 00:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026658 Alex https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026676 As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
This phrase suggest that Wilfred Owen saw one of his member had been suffered by the toxic gas. Also he shows that how terrible is the toxic gas.

]]> 2017-06-12 00:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026676 Andrew https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026679 "My friends, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory."  This line suggest, you shouldn't tell children with passionate about war. This also suggest that young men are desperate for glory and ignores consequences.]]> 2017-06-12 00:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026679 Mr Robinson david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026790 "jolt' suggests sudden shock, pain, involuntary movement caused by the shock of war]]> 2017-06-12 00:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026790 Marcus marcuswyw https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026813 "Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots  
Of gas shells dropping softly behind. "

They are so tired that they do not even care if bombs are coming down on them. ]]> 2017-06-12 00:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026813 Rebecca https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026993 "In all my dreams before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning." it suggest the tears falling down the face of the unfortunate man, a symptom of inhaling toxic gas.]]> 2017-06-12 00:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176026993 Add the words which describe how tired the soldiers are. david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027037 2017-06-12 00:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027037 david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027061 Why describe the soldiers as "Old beggars under sacks"?]]> 2017-06-12 00:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027061 Explain what happens in the second stanza https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027072 2017-06-12 00:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027072 What words are used to describe how the soldier dies? How does it make you feel? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027077 2017-06-12 00:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027077 What does the gas do to the soldier? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027112 2017-06-12 00:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027112 What do you think Owen's view of the war is? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027124 2017-06-12 00:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027124 Alex https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027218 On the second stanza was about the opponent throwing the chemical weapon to Owen side. Then he fit the helmet just in time , but he saw one of his member had died out by the toxic gas.]]> 2017-06-12 00:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176027218 What is the rhyme scheme in the poem? Does it have any particular effect? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174354 2017-06-13 00:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174354 Who do you think "My friend, you..." in the 4th last line is? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174437 2017-06-13 00:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174437 What words or phrases sound like something from a nightmare or horror story? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174505 2017-06-13 00:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174505 Make a list of the verbs used in the poem. Comment on the atmosphere they create. david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174535 2017-06-13 00:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174535 What examples of similes can you find? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174545 2017-06-13 00:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174545 The poem is split into 4 stanzas - 8 lines, 6 lines, 2 lines and 12 lines. Why do you think Owen did this? What effects does it have? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174559 2017-06-13 00:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176174559 How does the line "Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!" change the atmosphere of the poem? david_robinson https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176175143 2017-06-13 00:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176175143 . https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176330763 2017-06-14 00:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176330763 . marcuswyw https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331853 2017-06-14 01:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331853 . marcuswyw https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331859 2017-06-14 01:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331859 . marcuswyw https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331865 2017-06-14 01:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331865 . marcuswyw https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331873 2017-06-14 01:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/176331873 https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/441833788 2020-02-06 20:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/david_robinson/1pv186qh9p75/wish/441833788