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"Dulce et decorum est" is a poem written by the poet Wilfred Owen during the First World War.
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"Dulce et Decorum Est", by William Owen and, "Conquerors", by Henry Treece: the theme of the pity of war.Are the poems effective through their poetry or through their powerful message?
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"Dulcet et Decorum Est," is probably the most famous anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen.
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dulce et decorum est and
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