Poetry no matter how we argue it is everywhere around us; in music, wedding vows, and every romantic movie ever. It is funny to think that in today’s society that a teenager can be head over heels in love with a musician or song and never realize that it is a form of poetry. Every song has stanzas—they just happen to be called verses and choruses when within a song. Furthermore, for a song to me a song it must flow with its melody. This is only possible if it has a rhyme scheme or rhythm similar to a poem. So what is it about a poem that turns so many away if it is so common in everyday life? Each generation can speak for itself, but with today’s youth possibly more so than ever, poetry is revered not as a work art, but as a contagious flesh …show more content…
At first glance, Tennyson seems to be honoring the entire unit, which is assumed because he only refers to them as, “the 600;” never separate. Without going any deeper, it appears that “The Charge of the Light Brigade” was written to honor both the soldiers and their leaders. However, a closer look at the bones of the poem reveals that Tennyson has redefined the traditional connotation of a hero as the leader. Tennyson, instead, chooses to portray the soldiers as those with heroic character rather than the brigades’ commanders. In fact, the only mention of these unnamed leaders is, “someone had blunder’d,” (Tennyson 7). These leaders were supposed to have the ones in the privileged position to “make reply” and to “reason why,” but they do not and because of it the soldiers are forced to meet the brutal consequences of that irrational command. Along with this, Tennyson repeatedly pushes the irony of the situation into the readers’ faces because they know a mistake has happened when Tennyson says, "Charge for the guns!" The true heroes are the soldiers, who follow the command, "Forward, the Light Brigade!” without question(Tennyson 9). These soldiers are the real heroes because they face their orders with courage and honor as they charged the Russian regiment, armed with guns and cannons, because even with the dismal odds they were so skilled that …show more content…
Whether it is a parent, teacher, or coach, everyone they guide puts trust in their wisdom, even if deep down their gut says not to. This is exactly what the six hundred did. They had been trained to follow orders and that their leader was in that authority position for a good reason, just like a child or student would do to their parents and teachers. Furthermore, when Tennyson mentions the firing of cannons in all directions it symbolizes the hardships people face in life. The first time these lines are stated it reads, “Cannon in front of them,” in line 20 compared to the second time when it says, “Cannon behind them.” The first instances means that whatever the problem is it is about to be faced no matter what. “Cannon behind them” shows that whatever the difficulty was it has now passed or is “behind” the reader. These two quotes do not set close together for a good reason; it represents that honorable things do not come easy. Not all of the six hundred survived the battle, but those that fought hard and smart were able to put the cannons behind them and come out of the tribulation as a newer, stronger, and wiser person; just like when, in today’s society, one conquers whatever challenge that is in front of
The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light
Poetry is its own solid object” (Bad Poem, Great Song). To some, the dilemma is cut and dry, songs just can’t be poetry.
the tent and during the “War!” – “the part that is not for show”, “a
Right after reading this paragraph, I knew that none of this book was to be comical or heroic. It was not going to be one of those stupid stories romanticizing war and making heroes out of men who killed more of the enemy than anyone else; this book was about destruction. These few lines before chapter one set the whole tone for the rest of the book. Glory does not exist in this story, only death and sadness.
Currently in the United States, many of us are afraid of the future. There have been many recent events that have stirred up fear in this country, especially tensions regarding human rights. In Carolyn Forché’s “The Colonel,” the speaker tells us her story of when she had to deal with the mistreatment of others. The speaker is telling us her story of meeting the colonel to show us the horrible things that have happened in the fight for justice and to encourage us to speak up. She tells us this story because she does not want others to end up the way that the ears did. The speaker wants us to stay strong and fight for justice when we begin to live in a state of constant fear.
The historical context behind ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ is that it is a battle in October 1854, which was a disastrous charge of British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, Tennyson wrote the poem pointing out the courageous and the tragic.
Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities; it is solely used to evoke emotive feelings in the reader in which to convey a message or story. This form of literature has a long history dating back thousands of years and is considered a literacy art form as it uses forms and conventions to evoke differentiating interpretations of words, though the use of poetic devices. Devices such as assonance, figurative language, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve a musical and memorable aspect to the poem. Poems are usually written based on the past experiences of the poet and are greatly influenced by the writer’s morals values and beliefs. Poetry regularly demonstrates and emphasises on the
page 175 “No help or backing was to be had then from his high-born comrades; that hand-picked troop broke ranks and ran for their lives to safety of the wood.” (Heaney)
El Cid and the Christians in The Poem of the Cid display crusader-like qualities, which band them together against their enemies as they pursue honor, glory, and faith.
The youth, naive at first, believes in the glory and reputation of war. He romanticizes the idea of fighting in a battle to be filled with admiration and respect from others. Just like the Greek tradition to commemorate
...s, demonstrated through the author's talent, are denouncing the authority figures who were supposed to guide his generation into adulthood but instead turned the youth against each other in the pursuit of superficial ideals. The soldiers were simply the victims of a meaningless war.
“The Charge of the Light Brigade” is a poem to celebrate the bravery and honor of the heroic soldiers who surrendered themselves to a greater cause. Throughout the poem Tennyson draws the reader to notice their courage, discipline, and willingness to trust in their commanders. The soldiers of the light brigade, knowing that their lives are in danger and might end soon, nevertheless follow their commander’s orders and charge at the enemy at the end of the valley. The mission is important and necessary for the success of the British campaign and these men take on all the artillery fire from all sides to follow through with their commander’s orders. Tennyson states clearly that this behavior deserves honor, and that the fame of these soldiers
Charge of the light brigade and O captain my captain are poems about the defects of war and the impact it can have on people and the nation. Both authors give their perspective of war and how it impacts them. In order to do so they use literary devices to give their opinions. Charge of the Light Brigade and O Captain My Captain both share a theme of war but the authors give their own point of view of war using metaphors, personification, and tone.
Poetry is a versatile avenue from which waves or ripples can be made potentially. A writer of poetry has the ability to make their readers feel a while wide array of emotions and situations synonymous with the human condition. I, at first, was completely turned off to the idea of poetry at first because all I was exposed to early on by way of poetry were bland professions of love or lust or seemingly simple poems I was forced to process down to a fine word paste. Edgar Allan Poe was interesting, but it was a tad bit dry to me. But, after reading poems the Harlem Renaissance gave me a bit of hope for poetry. To me, the poetry written during that time period has a certain allure to it. They have serious depth and meaning that I, myself and empathize
Poetry must be music in the form of words. Some poets believe the definition of poetry is in the music it creates. "Smooth or rough, with them, is right or wrong." Alexander Pope believed that a poem must be pleasant to the ear. A poem must follow certain rules. A poem can never "ring round the same unvaried chimes" and "[drag] its slow length along." Poems must "[whisper] through the trees" to please the reader's ear. For a poem to create music the poem must follow certain rules. What is the usefulness of a poem if it doesn't communicate any emotions to the reader in the end? It is nice to hear pleasant sounds but the goal of a poem cannot just be to produce pleasant sounds.