Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this poem.

read these lines from "dulce et decorum est" by wilfred owen.

men marched asleep. many had lost their boots,
but limped on, blood-shod. all went lame; all blind;
drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
of gas-shells dropping softly behind.

how do these lines evoke a sense of the time and place in which this poem is set?

the words limped and drunk, along with the reference to being "deaf," indicate that the poem takes place in world war ii and is set in a tavern where soldiers are celebrating a victory in battle.

the words asleep and fatigue, along with the reference to being "all blind," indicate that the poem takes place in a hospital and depicts civil war soldiers having nightmares about their experiences in battle.

the words marched and boots, along with the reference to "gas-shells dropping," indicate that the poem takes place during wwi and is set near a battlefield.

the words limped and blood-shod, along with the reference to being "lame," indicate that the poem takes place during the revolutionary war and is set during a naval battle.