Comparing Dulce et Decorem Est with Charge of the Light Brigade
Although both 'Dulce et Decorum Est´ and 'The Charge of the Light
Brigade´ are about battle and the death of soldiers, they portray the
experience of war in different ways. The main difference between the
poems is the message they express. They seem to be writing about
completely different wars. Wilfred Owens poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’
was written from his point of view as a soldier in the war. It is much
more personal and emotive than ‘Charge of the Light Brigade.’
Tennyson’s poem, on the other hand was written as one of his duties as
the Poet Laureate at the time. It lacks the detail and also the
personal experience that Owens’s poem has, and gives the impression
that Tennyson does not actually care about the war very much and does
not know much about it. ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ was written to
memorialise a suicidal charge by light cavalry over open terrain by
British forces in the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. 247 men
of the 637 in the charge were killed or wounded.
Tennyson wrote 'Light Brigade´ in a few minutes after reading the
description in The Times of the Battle of Balaclava in 1854. His poem
increased the morale of the British soldiers fighting in the Crimean
War and of the people at home, but Tennyson had not been an eyewitness
to the battle he describes.
I think Tennyson’s motive for writing this poem was to glorify the act
of war, I feel he wanted to celebrate the bravery of the six hundred
British troops who went to battle knowing that they were going to die.
I think this because from my own knowledge I know Lord Tennyson was
the poet Laureate at the time of the Crimean war, but did not witness
any fight...
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...atin is used. This contrasts
with the rest of the poem and makes it more dramatic. The reader
lingers on the last phrase to work out what it means and it makes more
of an impact on them in Latin than it would in English. The last line
of ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ is also very dramatic. As I have
already mentioned, it refers to the soldiers all the way through the
poem as ‘the six hundred’ and then at the end refers to them as ‘the
noble six hundred’ as if the war is over and the soldiers are
victorious at the end of the poem.
Overall I prefer ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ as it much more powerful to
read. It is well structures and uses a lot of alliteration, assonance,
such as ‘white eyes writhing’ and repetition all the way through. It
makes the reader feel guilty, angry and understand the pain and
suffering that the soldiers went through in a subtle way.
... serious/comic, stead-fastness/panic. He shows how the native people sometimes fled in panic, sometimes calmly continued with business as usual amidst full-blown battle, and occasionally looted the dead and the living, all the while remembering that their ancient land had seen many battles and occupations; this was just another. He shows us the evolution and maturation of the American Army, with Captain Bruce Pirnie on the morning of February 14, 1943 during the Battle of Sidi bou Zid saying, "We were scared and green" (340) and then with the victory on May 13 of that same year.
To support his thesis he uses firsthand accounts on forms of diaries letters that were sent to the soldiers from home. He wanted to make sure that the readers would know exactly what the soldiers were feeling at that exact moment. He thoroughly illustrates what the common soldier was feeling and thinking as they fought the battle of the Civil War. One of the hardest and most important battles for America. I would totally recommend this book to another that is a must read for historian and avid
Both stories were insightful about the harsh reality of war. They give the reader a view of war. The pieces are filled with visuals and symbolism. I recommend to all readers. Has a true message in both works.
about the war and his lack of place in his old society. The war becomes
The author is graphic in his detail of the people and the places of importance during this time in history. The book is written more from a Northern point of view and so I didn’t get quite the same perspective of the Southern side but still learned more than I knew before.
In conclusion, I would like to say that this book is worthwhile reading although it is a quite thick and might take longer time to finish reading it. I might not good in reviewing a book or giving criticism for something. Reading this autobiography can benefit people in many fields. Different people will see things differently. So does when reading this book, certain people might take the lessons differently and it might benefit differently. For example, as a sociological study, it could provide fascinating insights into ghetto life and the ways which an individual learned to survive in the ghetto. Meanwhile as a religious work, it does tell about how an individual is struggling in order to find his God. And it cannot be denied as it is clear that in political work is the book has had its strongest impact.
keeps the reader interested in his topic. He addresses the opposition quite well which adds a large
... others want to help as well. This was an excellent way to promote the war effort, as people tend to follow trends set by celebrities. I would only recommend this book to someone who is interested in this topic. Or, if they just like to read about random history things.
his life where it has influences of his writing and how it did impact many people.
“Compare and contrast “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke with “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen with regard to theme, tone, imagery, diction, metre, etc”
The two poems, 'Dulce et decorum est' and 'Who's for the game?' are both very different war poems. Although they were both written about the First World War, they both had different purposes. The poems have aspects in which they are similar, but they also have very big differences.
Firstly, I liked the way in which the author uses his experiences to relate ...
...is story, Hemingway brings the readers back the war and see what it caused to human as well as shows that how the war can change a man's life forever. We think that just people who have been exposed to the war can deeply understand the unfortunates, tolls, and devastates of the war. He also shared and deeply sympathized sorrows of who took part in the war; the soldiers because they were not only put aside the combat, the war also keeps them away from community; people hated them as known they are officers and often shouted " down with officers" as they passing. We have found any blue and mournful tone in this story but we feel something bitter, a bitter sarcasm. As the war passing, the soldiers would not themselves any more, they became another ones; hunting hawks, emotionless. They lost everything that a normal man can have in the life. the war rob all they have.
Although war is often seen as a waste of many lives, poets frequently focus on its effect on individuals. Choose two poems of this kind and show how the poets used individual situations to illustrate the impact of war.