The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson "The charge of the light brigade" by Tennyson was written about a disastrous military escapade during the Crimean war. The Crimean war was fought between Russia on 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 Earl of Cardigan led the charge, and some six hundred cavalrymen took part in it. The brave 600 rode straight down a valley that was fortified at its end by many cannon served by Russian and Cossack gunners. The heroes were following confused orders from higher military authority as the rode into this "valley of death." Tennyson was appointed Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria in 1850, a job …show more content…
The instructions given seem incredibly stupid, "Charge for the guns! He said;" Because it is obvious to the reader that there is no way that a brigade of horseback soldiers will be able to compete when faced with cannons. These instructions seem completely irrational, with the results only able to be horrific losses to the Light Brigade. The semi colon at the end of the line is there to allow the reader a pause to take in this shocking instruction. Verse two begins by repeating the instruction to go forth into the valley. It is followed by the rhetorical question "Was there a man dismay'd?" The command is described only as a "blunder", as though it isn't that big a mistake. Tennyson doesn't use a very explicit word in his criticism, very possibly because as poet laureate it was part of his job to show the establishment in the best possible light, irrelevant to the situation. Unquestioning loyalty to the empire is expected from the soldiers, it wasn't seen as their place to question or challenge orders given to them from higher ranks, " Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why" A sense of foreboding is created with,"Theirs to do and die", But the emphasis is on their unstoppable courage and their willingness to die for their country. The repeated patterning of the use of "theirs" to start three consecutive rows is done to emphasise the position in which the soldiers have found themselves, and the sacrifice they will have to make.
Alfred Tennyson wrote the “Charge of the Light Brigade” in 1854 and it is about the battle of Balaclava in the Crimean war. Although this battle had no real influence on the outcome of the war it showed the bravery of six hundred British soldiers who charged into almost certain death. The poem itself is a patriotic ballad keeping up with the tradition of the time. The poem is heroic and romantic.
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson "The charge of the light brigade" by Tennyson was written about a
In this essay you will notice the differences and similarities between ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ was written in nineteenth century by Alfred Lord Tennyson. In contrast, ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ was written in the twentieth century by Wilfred Owen. The main similarity we have observed is that they both capture war time experiences. However, the poets’ present these events using their own style, and the effect is two completely different observations of war.
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War is a scandalous topic where peoples’ views differ as to what war is. Some people see it as pure evil and wicked while others think that it is brave and noble of what soldiers do. Looking at poems which had been written by people affected by war help show the messages which are portrayed. The two sets of poems which show different views of war as well as some similarities are “the Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, “The Song of the Mud” by Mary Borden. Both these poets use linguistic devices to convince the reader of their view of what the war is. Tennyson and Lovelace show how war is worthy
The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light
The Light Brigade’s determined gallop towards its destruction is emphasised, by repetition, from the first two lines of the first stanza of the poem: “Half a league, half a league,/ Half a league onward...” Once the order has been given, the fate of the men was sealed – they had no choice but to follow their terrible destiny to its conclusion. The weapons they faced are also
Conflict drives the audience into the lives of others, making it the best literature. Tim Winton expresses his childhood experiences in his short stories, such as 'Big World'. The conflict includes the narrator’s inner feelings, conflict with his Mother and Biggie, being successful and his attitude towards the environment.'The Charge of the Light Brigade' (1870) is a poem, composed by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The conflict includes the devastation of war and the brave soldiers who fought.
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In the poem Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Lord Tennyson tells the story of a light brigade consisting of 600 soldiers charging on horseback into the “valley of death” during the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War in 1953-56 where they fought against Russian and Cossack forces. The poem tells of the journey that soldiers take through battle. Tennyson uses repetition, personification, and diction to make this poem flow.
The Portrayal of War in Charge of the Light Brigade and Dulce et Decorum Est
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