3. Does It Matter?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

The rhyme scheme is...

ABBCA DBBED FGGHF

• Difficult as there is a lot of repetition

In Dulce Et Decorum Est the author talks about “smothering dreams”. In this poem the author also talks about dreams. 

4. What do you think these dreams are about?

The dreams are about

The horrific scenes soldiers see and encounter on the battlefield.

What are the similarities and differences between Does It Matter and Dulce et Decorum Est?

Discuss in pairs or groups of three.

Similarities / Differences to Dulce (notes!)

Similarities:

• Both poems written in 1917 (when Sassoon and Owen met)
  
• Both Dulce Et Decorum Est and Does It Matter are negative about the war.
  
• Both poems talk about having nightmares from the battlefield
  

Differences:

• Dulce et Decorum Est is much more graphic
  

I think I understand this poem well enough for the test.

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