A Comparison and Contrast of Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est and Gwendolyn Brooks' The Boy Died in My Alley . This essay will argue - through a contrasting and comparing of both poems - that while their employment of literary devices is dissimilar, their fundamental theme is the same: the tragic waste of the murders of innocents, and the complicity of others in their deaths. 5 pgs. No bibliography provided. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 5032 Dulce Boy Alley.doc Price: 44.75