
Support your students’ understanding of Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est with this thought-provoking crossword puzzle. With 20 carefully written clues, this resource helps learners revise key themes, imagery, tone, and vocabulary in an engaging and accessible format.
Perfect for KS3 or GCSE English, this crossword can be used as a starter, plenary, revision task, homework, or cover activity. It’s ideal for reinforcing key learning in a low-stakes way, while encouraging close reading and critical recall.
This resource is ideal for:
✔ Exploring the horrors of war, propaganda, and disillusionment
✔ Strengthening students’ vocabulary and understanding of poetic devices
✔ Encouraging independent or paired work
✔ Adding variety to your poetry or WWI literature lessons
Whether you’re revising the poem in class or looking for a quick, ready-to-go activity, this crossword offers a simple yet effective way to support comprehension and analysis of one of the most impactful war poems ever written.
Download now to bring purposeful and engaging revision into your classroom.
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