Death by itself is a very descriptive and powerful word. To everyone it means something different, but the basic understanding of the word is the permanent end of all functions of life of an organism. This essay will express the different attitudes and treatment of death as a subject. The two poems, "5 Ways to Kill a Man" written by Edwin Brock and "Dulce Et Decorum Est" written by Wilfred Owen deal with death in two different aspects. Both poems teach us the many different ideas of death and give us a vivid description of what it is like to experience death.
             The first poem, "Dulce Et Decorum Est" which means "It is sweet and noble" is a very descriptive poem which Owen uses vivid imagery to try to capture the reader's heart. This poem takes place during a war (world war 1) and shows the horror and corruption of war and how death played a major part of life back then. It involves the reader with horror of Wilfred Owen's own experiences as he witnessed everything that went on and wrote an account of it. As the poem progresses, the change in perspective from observation, to narrative description, to personal drama occurs. The poem focuses on death as it slowly occurs in front of his eyes to his fellow comrades. Emotive words are used to make us feel as if we were actually there. "Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! - An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time," We are given a clear picture of the conditions of the soldier from the first verse. Similes are used to give us a better understanding of the conditions. "Bent double!
             , like old beggars under sacks, Knocked-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge. " It illustrates that the men were diseased and tired of marching with heavy sacks on their backs. "Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots of tired" Because of the excessive shouts and cries of tiredness, most of the s
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