Question

What effect does the phrase "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" in Stanza 1 have on the poem?

Answer 1

It creates a weary, yet sympathetic tone.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks" doesn't show anger, confusion, or optimism. Just weariness and uncertainty. (I also took the test)

Answer 2

This phrase from the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen, he express that the war makes soldiers absolutely exhausted, that their bodies turn into twisted figures, comparing them to old beggars with big sacks that refer to both the actual bags the soldiers carry, and the weight that war and the defend of their nation put on their shoulders, transforming them into completely different persons compared to who they were before.