It is Sweet and Fitting by Wilfred Owen poems
(Original Title: Dulce et Decorum Est)
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Vocabulary
ardent, asleep, beggar, be deaf to, behind, bent, bent double, bitter, blind, blood, boot, cancer, choke, clumsy, corrupted, cough, country, cud, curse, deaf, desperate, devil, dim, distant, double, drop, drown, drunk, ecstasy, face, fatigue, fit, flare, fling, flounder, froth, fumble, gargle, gas, glory, gutter, hag, hang, haunting, hear, helmet, helpless, hoot, incurable, innocent, jolt, knee, knock, knock-kneed, lame, lie, lime, limp, lose, lung, march, misty, obscene, pace, pane, plunge, quick, rest, sack, sea, shell, shod, sick, sight, sin, sludge, smother, softly, sore, still, stumble, sweet, thick, till, tongue, towards, trudge, vile, wagon, writhe, yell, zest |
It is Sweet and Fitting by Wilfred Owen poems
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
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.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And floundering like a man in fire or lime.—
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,—
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: It is sweet and fitting
To die for your country.
(Note: The original poem has the final line in Latin: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. In the original poem, the title is also in Latin: Dulce et Decorum Est . “Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori” is a famous Latin proverb. It used to be taught in schools.)
dulce=sweet, et= and, decorum= fitting, est= is, pro= for, patria= your country, mori= to die
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backs, drowning, face, glory, hoots, sight, stumbling, tongues |
It is Sweet and Fitting by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our (1)_______________,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
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 (2)_______________
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and (3)_______________
And floundering like a man in fire or lime.—
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him (4)_______________.
In all my dreams before my helpless (5)_______________,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his (6)_______________,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent (7)_______________,—
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate (8)_______________,
The old Lie: It is sweet and fitting
To die for your country.
Answers:
It is Sweet and Fitting by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our (1)backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
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 (2)hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and (3)stumbling
And floundering like a man in fire or lime.—
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him (4)drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless (5)sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his (6)face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent (7)tongues,—
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate (8)glory,
The old Lie: It is sweet and fitting
To die for your country.
Vocabulary
ardent - enthusiastic or showing strong feelings:
He is an ardent supporter of Real Madrid
asleep - to be sleeping:
The children are asleep.
be deaf to - to refuse or be unable to listen to something
beggar - a poor person who lives by asking other people for money and food
behind - at or to the back of someone or something:
Close the door behind you.
bent - curved and not now straight or flat:
The metal bars were bent and twisted.
bent double - Someone who is bent double is standing with their upper body curved forwards and down towards the ground, often as a result of strong emotion or pain:
He was bent double with pain.
bitter - angry and upset because of something bad that has happened that you cannot forget:
I feel very bitter about my childhood.
blind - not able to see:
She went blind after an accident.
blood - the red liquid that flows around your body:
The level of iron in her blood was too low.
boot - a strong shoe that covers your foot and part of your leg:
I want a pair of boots.
cancer - a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal:
His wife died of cancer.
choke - If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:
Children can choke on peanuts.
clumsy - clumsy objects are large, not attractive, and often difficult to use.
corrupted - something that has been damaged or spoiled
cough - to make air come out of your throat with a short sound:
Paul has been coughing and sneezing all day.
country - an area of land that has its own government, army, etc:
He is forbidden from leaving the country.
cud - food that has been eaten by an animal with more than one stomach, such as a cow, and that comes back into the animal's mouth to be chewed again before going into the second stomach:
There is a cow chewing the cud.
curse - to express anger towards someone or something:
He cursed himself for not telling David about it earlier.
deaf - unable to hear:
Many deaf people learn to lip read.
desperate - needing or wanting something very much:
By two o'clock I was desperate for something to eat.
devil - an evil spirit
dim - not bright or clear:
He could hardly see her in the dim light.
distant - far away in space or time:
I could hear the distant sound of traffic.
double - twice as much or as many:
Our new house is double the size of our old one.
drop - to fall:
The ball dropped to the ground.
drown - to die because you are under water and cannot breathe:
Two people drowned in a boating accident yesterday.
drunk - unable to behave or speak normally because you have drunk too much alcohol:
He usually gets drunk at parties.
ecstasy - a feeling of extreme happiness:
She danced about in ecstasy.
face - the front part of the head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are, or the expression on this part:
She's got a long, thin face.
fatigue - the feeling of being tired
fit - to put or fix something somewhere:
You ought to fit a smoke alarm in the kitchen.
flare - a sudden, bright light
fling - to throw or move something suddenly and with a lot of force:
She wanted to fling her arms around his neck.
flounder - to make wild movements with your arms or body, especially because you are trying not to sink
froth - small, white bubbles such as on the surface of a liquid
fumble - to use your hands with difficulty to try to get hold of something or find something:
She fumbled in her bag for her glasses.
gargle - to move liquid or medicine around in your throat without swallowing, especially to clean it or stop it feeling painful
gas - a substance in a form like air and not solid or liquid:
During World War 1, armies used poisonous gases.
Gas is also the usual word used to talk about poison gas.
glory - praise and respect you get from people for achieving something important
gutter - (of a flame or candle) to burn unevenly and weakly, especially before completely stopping burning:
This is a guttering candle.
hag - an ugly old woman
hang - to fasten something so that the top part is fixed but the lower part is free to move, or to be fastened in this way:
She will hang some pictures around the room for decoration.
haunting - staying in the mind:
I remember the haunting melody.
hear - to be aware of a sound through your ears:
I could hear his voice in the distance.
helmet - a hard hat that protects your head:
This is a cycling helmet.
helpless - not able to defend yourself or do things without help:
This is a helpless child.
hoot - a short sound made by an owl (= bird that hunts animals at night) or by a car horn (= warning equipment)
incurable - impossible to cure:
This is an incurable disease.
innocent - used to emphasize that someone who was hurt had done nothing wrong:
Several innocent civilians were killed in the bombing.
jolt - a sudden, violent movement:
With a sudden jolt the train started moving again.
knee - the middle part of your leg where it bends:
Jamie fell over and scraped his knee.
knock - to make a noise by hitting something, especially a door, with your closed hand in order to attract someone's attention:
There's someone knocking on the door.
knock-kneed - If someone is knock-kneed, their knees bend towards each other.
lame - A lame animal or person cannot walk because they have an injured foot or leg:
This is a lame horse.
lie - to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone:
Are you lying to me?
lie - something that you say or write which you know is not true:
I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut.
lime - a bright colour that is a mixture of yellow and green
limp - to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt
lose - to not be able to find someone or something:
She's always losing her car keys.
lung - one of the two organs inside your chest that are used for breathing:
She has lung cancer.
march - When soldiers march, they walk together with regular steps.
misty - If the weather is misty, there is a cloud of small drops of water in the air, which makes it difficult to see objects which are not near:
It was a cold and misty morning.
obscene - offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards
pace - to walk with regular steps
pane - a flat piece of glass in a window or door
plunge - to fall or move down very quickly and with force:
The car came off the road and plunged down the hillside.
quick - doing something fast or taking only a short time:
I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.
rest - a period of time when you relax or sleep:
Why don't you have a rest?
sack - a large bag made of paper, plastic, or cloth and used to carry or store things
sea - a large area of salt water:
I'd like to live by the sea.
shell - a bomb fired from a large gun
shod - The past participle of "shoe"--which, when used as a verb, means to put a shoe on
sick - ill:
He was off work sick for most of last week.
sight - something that is in someone's view:
The castle came into sight (= started to be able to be seen) as we went round a bend in the road.
sin - something that you should not do because it is morally wrong:
You've only got one life and it's a sin to waste it.
sludge - soft, wet soil
smother - to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe
softly - in a quiet or gentle way:
"Are you OK?" she said softly.
sore - an area of skin that is red and painful because of an infection
still - used to say that something is continuing to happen now or that someone is continuing to do something now:
He's still here if you want to speak to him.
stumble - to step badly and almost fall over:
Mary stumbled on the loose rocks.
sweet - If an emotion or event is sweet, it is very pleasant and satisfying:
She was enjoying the sweet smell of success.
thick - thick smoke, cloud, or fog is difficult to see through:
Thick, black smoke was pouring out of the chimney.
till - until:
The supermarket is open till midnight.
tongue - the soft thing inside your mouth that you move and use for tasting and speaking
The little boy stuck his tongue out.
towards - in the direction of someone or something:
She stood up and walked towards him.
trudge - to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired:
We trudged back up the hill.
vile - extremely unpleasant:
The bathroom was vile.
wagon - a large vehicle with four large wheels pulled by horses
writhe - to twist your body in a violent way, often because you are in pain:
She lay on her bed, writing in agony.
yell - to shout something very loudly:
The policeman yelled at them to stop.
zest - excitement and enthusiasm:
He has a zest for life.
