Dulce

Wilfred Owen, "Dulce et Decorum Est." (150). I chose this quote due to its brief description of how war truly is, as opposed to how it is perceived today and in earlier years. The quote comes from the end of the poem, in which Owen mentions that in the the end of his poem that the old lie is that it is sweet and proper to die for one's country.

Wilfred Owen demonstrates his matter-of-fact telling of war in his poem "Dulce et Decorum Est", with the quote, " My friend, you would n...