Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen's poetry explores the emotional and psychological impact on men who had to kill in order to survive - it exposes the lies and propaganda. Owen wanted to inform, awaken and enlighten people about war, presenting it in a soldier's perspective. Throughout his poems, war is personified as a powerful entity also seen as death and evil. Owen's poetry is rich in symbolism and imagery, it appeals to the senses. "Dulce Et …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total…the first four lines - "move him into the sun" - perhaps something can be done. The loss and desolation in this piece is so full of emotion that any reader who has suffered the loss of a loved one can relate to. Owen uses a wide range of figurative techniques and the main themes of his poetry are that of lost youth, innocence and wasteful sacrifice. Wilfred Owen's poetry is eloquent, evocative and rich.