"... field that will be forever England" vs "The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori"

patriotic pride and sacrifice vs the popular war mistruth

"blest by the suns of home" vs "we cursed through sludge"

England/its soldiers receive Godly glory, yet war is hellish

"dreams as happy as her day" vs " "flound'ring like a man in fire or lime"

tranquil, relaxed image of home vs the burning agony of war

"a dust whom England bore" vs "to children ardent for some desperate glory"

your country shapes you/soldiers fighting for futile reasons

"all evil shed away" vs "like a devil's sick of sin"

sacrifice removes sin/contrasts with quantity of such evil

"in hearts at peace" vs "white eyes writhing in his face"

contrasts calm & quiet peace with agony and suffering

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Eduqas anthology - The Soldier vs Dulce et Decorum est comparison

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"... field that will be forever England" vs "The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori"
patriotic pride and sacrifice vs the popular war mistruth
England reaches out widely vs the lie of patriotic deaths
people value their flag vs people hate all wars
England's glory will live on vs England's glory is extinct
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"blest by the suns of home" vs "we cursed through sludge"
England/its soldiers receive Godly glory, yet war is hellish
nostaglic image of England vs a brutal image of swearing
English soldiers get spiritual blessings, but WWI was evil
soldiers are soothed in England but are hated in battle
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"dreams as happy as her day" vs " "flound'ring like a man in fire or lime"
idyllic image of England vs the image of a soldier running
tranquil, relaxed image of home vs the burning agony of war
peaceful view of English soldiers vs horror of what they do
content view of home vs the day to day uncertainty of attack
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"a dust whom England bore" vs "to children ardent for some desperate glory"
your country shapes you/soldiers fighting for futile reasons
your experiences matter /you need to fight hard for victory
England creates perfection vs kids desperate to achieve it
England crafts glory vs soldiers are keen to be remembered
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"all evil shed away" vs "like a devil's sick of sin"
shows patriotism is evil and how valour overcomes devilry
war takes evil away / the devil's bored of causing sin
take away evil garden sheds / devilry causes vomiting
sacrifice removes sin/contrasts with quantity of such evil
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"in hearts at peace" vs "white eyes writhing in his face"
contrasts calm & quiet peace with agony and suffering
contrasts how we should feel about war with how we do feel
this contrasts peaceful soldiers and violent sociopaths
contrasts your inner feelings with your outer suffering

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