The Charge of the Light Brigade
War poetry is a theme that has inspired many poets. Compare and
contrast poems by 2 poets from different eras and cultures. Say which
one you prefer and why.
The two poems and the poets that I am going to look at are The Charge
of the Light Brigade written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Dulce ET
Decorum Est. Pro Patria Mori by Wilfred Owen.
The first poem was written during the reign of Queen Victoria in
England. During this time the Victorians as the people were called had
a very religious outlook on life. The account was written by the poet
because it was such a bad battle that the government couldn’t let the
people see that it had made a great mistake and so it commissioned
Tennyson to write the poem saying what a wonderful battle it had been.
It was a cover up.
The second poem was written by Wilfred Owen while he was on active
service during the First World War. He was a young man and was against
the terrible waste of life the First World War caused. He believed
this was due to bad leadership by the generals. Wilfred Owen was able
to experience the war as it really was whereas Tennyson never actually
saw the battle he was writing about. Owens’s poem was written because
he was in the war and wants to tell you what it was like in the war
I am going to write about The Charge of The Light Brigade which is
about the Crimean War which was fought between Russia on the one hand
and Britain France and Turkey on the other. The charge of the light
brigade occurred in November 1854 at Balaclava in the Crimea. The
brave six hundred rode straight down a valley that was fortified at
its end by many cannon served by Russian and Cossack gunners. The
heroes were following confus...
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...nces between the two poems are that in one the poet is
saying that the war could not have gone any better, and the poem is
telling you that the war was the worst one ever. Also The Charge of
the Light Brigade has a “galloping” rhythm all most all the way
through the poem. In the Dulce ET Decorum EST Pro Patria Mori poem
there is no obvious rhythm to this poem and in fact the slow pace of
the poem makes us think of the soldiers trudging through the muddy
trenches.
One was involved in fighting but Tennyson was simply writing about an
event he’d read about and was against the cruelty and waste of life
war brought whereas Tennyson wanted people to feel that war was
honourable worthwhile and necessary. I prefer Dulce et Decorum est. as
it is more realistic and makes me feel sorry for the men in the poem.
Tennyson poem does not give a true account of the war.
The poem is written in the style of free verse. The poet chooses not to separate the poem into stanzas, but only by punctuation. There is no rhyme scheme or individual rhyme present in the poem. The poems structure creates a personal feel for the reader. The reader can personally experience what the narrator is feeling while she experiences stereotyping.
clearer image of the poem as it shows how fast the poem is going with
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A Comparison of The Charge of the Light Brigade, Dulce Et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth
The poem begins by explaining the sluggishness of time and sets the mood for the rest of the piece. The repetition of the word “slow” was employed by the author in order to emphasize that changes in life occur very slowly and may even pass unnoticed. However, it is still important to recognize that time is progressing, but it takes so long that it’s hard to realize so. The last sentence expands on this idea by introducing “palsied apples”, comparing time’s speed of movement with that of a paralyzed being. It is also important to highlight the relevance of the syntax present in the first lines of the poem, as its analysis will lead to an interesting contrast with the last stanza. Nevertheless, in the first stanza, the author describes a “copper-coated hill”, and in fact, the author continues to describe the setting of his poem by employing a variety of warm colors to capture the true essence of autumn.
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It can be incredibly hard to create a natural, almost musical rhythm with words, but it doesn’t seem to be a problem for the speaker. Because they are passionate about words, they easily manipulate them such that the words roll off the readers tongue. The author even hints at their intent of this effect in the poem, stating “the ripest berries fall almost unbidden to my tongue, as words sometimes do, certain peculiar words”. The speaker beautifully crafted their words into a rhythmic masterpiece that almost begs to be sang—it is difficult to read the poem out loud without singing the words due to the rhythm the author infused into the
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Though most of the poem is not dialogue, from what little speaking there is between the...
The battle of “The Light Brigade” is similar to football because, you have to have courage to go out and fight for your country/team. When in battle you have to be fearless and fight for your life and the soldiers you are fighting with along with your country. Which is why it is pretty similar to football because when you go out on the field you are fighting with your team in order to beat the opposing team.
“In what ways does the poet draw you into the world of poetry? Detailed reference to 2 poems”
As poet laureate and patriot, Alfred, Lord Tennyson was very influential in 19th century England. He successfully showed the ignorance of the English Army leaders while still reflecting his strong nationalist views in an attempt to create propaganda for the Crimean War in his poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” The charge was a tragic incident that took place in 1854 during the Crimean War, which was England, France and Sardinia against Russia, when English Army generals blundered and sent over six hundred soldiers on a charge that was destined for disaster. The solders were known as the Light Brigade and the charge resulted in over two hundred deaths to soldiers and over three hundred deaths to horses. In this horrific aftermath, Tennyson responded to this event by writing a poem which went on to become a classic. Tennyson was a strong nationalist and very political. He was moved and troubled when he received news of the tragic charge. The poem became a form of propaganda for the Crimean War due to Tennyson glorifying the sacrifice of the soldiers by using his exceptional writing skills. Although this poem is regarded by many as propaganda, he included the word blunder in the poem which showed the ignorance of the Army leaders.
Not only do the words express the speaker's feelings. The structure of the poem has a memorable effect as well. The sentences in the first half of the poem are shorter with a two-line, a four-line, and a six-line sentence. Even in the six-line sentence there are pauses to keep order. However, there are only two sentences in the second half, with one being eight lines. This sentence also has very little structure and runs on. There is no caesura present in the second half, even though there is plenty of it in the
I am going to start by comparing the form of each poem. The souls of