Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfird Owen is written about the First World War. The title means it's sweet and fair, but the story behind it is totally different from the title, which is ironic. The poet clearly evokes the horrible and terrible conditions in which the soldiers found themselves during the First World War. The techniques mentioned in the poem are imagery, language, and tone. The poet changes his tone of voice to angry and bitter, as he explains and describes the horrible picture that occurred around him during the war. The poet describes the soldier in such a disturbing and painful way; Owen uses similes and metaphors to describe illness. The poet opens the first stanza with a powerful and strong metaphor: “Bent double.” It shows the horrific physical depiction of soldiers, hunched over, carrying equipment, exhausted, broken and shattered. The poem contrasts with the title. This is further reinforced by the use of another simile used to describe men in war: "Like old beggars", this is a very horrible description of soldiers returning from the front line. Ouch...