Which two parts highlight the psychological consequences of war? In winter trenches, cowed and glum, With crumps and lice and lack of rum, He put a bullet through his brain. No one spoke of him again. (Siegfried Sassoon, "Suicide in the Trenches") 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 tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of fumbling, (Wilfred Owen, "Dulce Et Decorum Est")

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Izayah Pineda

18 October, 18:07

Which two parts highlight the psychological consequences of war? In winter trenches, cowed and glum, With crumps and lice and lack of rum, He put a bullet through his brain. No one spoke of him again. (Siegfried Sassoon, "Suicide in the Trenches") 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 tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of fumbling, (Wilfred Owen, "Dulce Et Decorum Est")

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Yuliana Edwards · Answer 1

The answer is "In winter trenches, cowed and glum, With crumps and lice and lack of rum, He put a bullet through his brain. No one spoke of him again." (Wilfred Owen, "Dulce Et Decorum Est")

As it talks about a soldier battling with his own psychological trauma and on the brink of suicidal thoughts and depression.