The soldier's voice is communicated in the first person to add a personal touch. “I Saw Him Drown” allows the reader to imagine the terror associated with witnessing such a scene. Dulce et Decorum est speaks honestly about the atrocities of war to show that there is nothing glorifying about war, expounding the saying "it is sweet and fitting to die for one's native land." “Innocent tongues” would not raise conflict if they only knew the “bitter” reality. The soldiers are “bent in half”, weighed down by exhaustion, forced into degrading situations “like old beggars”. Barely conscious, they "plod" in their blood shoes, "deaf" to the loud noises around them and lose their minds. The haunting sight of a man grips the reader, as his “foam-corrupted” lungs drown in mustard gas. The alliteration in “All are become lame, all are blind” and “Look at the white eyes writhing” uses rhythmic features to convey the atrocities. successfully expressing shock, terror, and pain, Owen honestly advises his readers about the true emotions of