The theme of this poem is to convince the reader not to fill children's minds with how glorious it would be to die for your country. Most comic books and films aimed at young children describe the war to be clean and organised. The image is usually censored. Wilfred Owen, deeply affected by what he has seen and done during a gas attack during world war1, has come to the realisation that war is not glorious but filthy, vile and senseless NOT sweet and filling as the title suggests.

Wilfred Owen's raw, rich and dramatic description of the horrors during war is clearly written throughout the poem. Words like "guttering", "choking" and "drowning" not only show that people are suffering, but also they are in terrible pain that no human being should endure.

In the first four stanzas, Owen writes about the death like quietness before the storm of the gas attack "All went lame", "Men marched asleep". Tired and nearly helpless the soldiers walk onwards-expecting relief. The phrase "Blood-shod" shows how the troops have been on

Today, we are still untruthful about the war. We still use a lot of proper gander to cover up the tragedy of war. For example, when fathers and mothers of children died in the World Trade centre when the terrorists destroyed them, many parents didn't tell the truth about what happened to them because up to the age of 12 children don't fully understand the meaning of death, instead children were told that their mummy's and daddy's are not coming home.

their feet for days and some even have lost their boots, told on line five.

The whole image being described is the true image of war, unlike in comic books and children's films where soldiers and scenery will be bright and calm. Shiny boots and smart, strong, clean soldiers marching into war with the look of braveness and determination on their faces, marching onwards with no sign of tiredness.

Throughout the poem the picture of these sick, distressful and disturbing experiences become even more effective and clear. The image given to the readers is totally different to most poems and is nothing like the pictures shown in comic books and films for children. For example, line twenty-two: "Come gargling from the

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Approximate Word count = 789
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)