The Drum and The charge Of The Light Brigade

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English coursework: -The Drum And The charge Of The Light Brigade

The Drum and the Charge of the Light Brigade were both wrote by very

distinguished poets. John Scott who “The Drum” was a Quaker and he

was opposed to all violence. He was born in 1730 and died in 1783.

He once made a famous quote which shows how much he hates war and

violence, "We never go to War, not because we fear death, but because

we are neither wolves, nor tigers, nor dogs, but men, but Christians.

Our God who ordered us to love our enemies and to suffer without

complaint doubtless does not wish us to cross the seas and slay our

brethren merely because certain red-coated murderers enrol the

Citizens by making noises with two little sticks on stretched asses'

hide.”

Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 and he died in 1892. The most famous

poet of the Victorian age, he was a profound spokesman for the ideas

and values of his times. In 1854 he wrote the poem “The Charge Of The

Light Brigade.”

Both poets’ use repetition to create imagery of what they are

describing. Scott uses the word “parading ...

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