Comparing Dulce et Decorum est and Charge of the Light Brigade
In this essay I will be comparing two war poems. The poems, Dulce et Decorum est, by Wilfred Owen and Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord-Tennyson came from different generations; Owen's is written from his own experiences during the first world war; Lord-Tennysons poem was written from the safety of his own home during the Crimean war. The only real similarity between the two poems is that they were both written about the battlefield. Owen's poem is a heartfelt plea against military propaganda, while Tennyson's poem is propaganda.
To understand these poems more, we must look at the poet's lives:
· Wilfred Owen led a rather
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He died in1892 of Gout surrounded by his family.
Just from looking at the authors of these poems we can see how and why these poems differ.
The first real difference is that Owen writes directly about what he sees. In Dulce et Decorum est there are no charges or heroics, just the reality of human suffering and the truth about war. To convey the suffering of these men Owen uses good effective imagery in his poem:
"Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge".
These few lines set up the poem for us. We see that the men are tired, weary and sick, yet they have to carry on. We also see where these men are. We see a picture of these men trudging through a trench full of water and mud, many sick and all exhausted. By doing this Owen at once captures his audience, who all want to know what fate awaits these poor men. Owen continues to write about how the men are suffering from lethargy throughout this first stanza.
In the first stanza from Charge of the Light Brigade, we have none of these feelings. The image that is in our minds is one of bravery. We see no dead men, no men who are dying. We see an army on horseback, in clean suits. This poem is like a clean version of the war.
"Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of death
The poems “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Dulce ET Decorum EST” are war poems. They reflect on two different but equally harrowing events, however the poets portray these events using their own style and the and result is two entirely different views of war.
Each of the poems relies heavily on imagery to convey their respective messages. Often throughout each of the poems, the imagery is that of people. However, each uses similar imagery to very different, yet effective ways to explore the same
Not only do these poems share differences through the speakers childhood, but also through the tones of the works.
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.
The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light
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Compare and contrast “Dulce Et Decorum Est” and “Charge Of The Light Brigade”. What images of war do these two poems convey?
Thirdly, Both writers use a lot of imagery in their poems, they use a big amount of imagination to tell their experiences. Each poem is developed out of
In the evening the poet hears the young men (line 10) cheerful and proud expressing their
The Portrayal of War in Charge of the Light Brigade and Dulce et Decorum Est
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seems to base his poem on myth because overall he says that it is good
In this essay I will be comparing the two poems, ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. ‘The Man He Killed’ is about a man who was in the war and is thinking about his memories in the war. The main part of his experience in the war that he is reminiscing is the killing that he committed and the majority of the poem is focused on that. Thomas Hardy did not go to war himself but it could be thought that he got the idea from a friends experience in the war. The poem is based on the Boer War. The message of the poem is that he was most probably very similar to the man he killed, as in not really knowing what they’re fighting for and why they’re there. ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ is about someone who is
Analysis of The Charge of the Light Brigade This particular poem deals with the unfortunate mistake of Battle of Balaclava in 1854. In an attempt to retrieve their stolen firearms, the British, lead by Lord Raglen, took their light cavalry to the innocent Turkish territory, rather than the guilty Russians. In self-defence Turkey protect themselves by attacking the British troops causing hundreds of deaths but "not, not the six hundred". Tennyson uses various techniques to involve the reader more personally.
“The relationship between the energies of the inquiring mind that an intelligent reader brings to the poem and the poem’s refusal to yield a single comprehensive interpretation enacts vividly the everlasting intercourse between the human mind, with its instinct to organise and harmonise, and the baffling powers of the universe about it.”