Lord Tennyson's The Charge Of The Light Brigade

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.

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The themes of the two poems are portrayed in very distinctive ways. ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ explains in a majestic approach, that fighting in war is something every soldier should honour. The poem is

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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

One of the ways in which poets present the ideas of patriotism is in the loss of hope as the war progresses, which patriotism helps to could help overcome in one war, but not another. For example, the soldiers don’t lose hope despite the mistake made by one of the commanders in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ due to their patriotic views as seen through the words: ‘Theirs but to do and die’ … ‘Into the Valley of Death’. The words ‘but to do and die’ suggest that the soldiers were so patriotic

The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light

The first verse of Charge Of The Light Brigade portrays the soldiers as strong, willing, noble men; ready to ride into “the valley of Death” whereas Dulce Et Decorum Est portrays the soldiers as struggling, exhausted and fatigued. Alfred Lord Tennyson illustrates the same idea of honour and nobility throughout his poem in contrast to Wilfred Owen’s poem which discusses fear and sorrow amongst other emotions.

Throughout the poem the reader will notice that Tennyson uses repetition. At the end of the first three paragraphs Tennyson writes “Rode the six hundred.”(Lines 8, 17, 26). The writer is saying that as they charged into the “valley of death” that they have maintained their ranks even though they realized

The poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson affected my understanding of real events because it tells you about the courage of the six hundred because they went on even though they knew someone had made a mistake.  The Charge of the Light Brigade helped me understand real events because this was life during war there was no time for thought about losing or death you just had to push through and fight.

In Tennyson’s poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” tells about the charge on the English army to go recuperate weaponry that their adversary stole, so they charge into “valley of Death” knowing they could die due to fact they do not have weapons. The captain make an order can no one dare “to make a reply”, “to reason why”, “but to die and to die.” When we read the first line, a reasonable comment should be that those soldiers are foolish to go to war even though they know that they will fail or rather die. However, for Tennyson it is not the case, this charge is patriotic and of common sense “when their glory fade?” He even congratulates them for their act “Honour the light Brigade.” We thus see for Tennyson die for one country, whether the circumstances, is a good thing to do. In addition, for Kipling’s poem If who is more sentimental pass through the advice of father to his son and assumption in which one is required to take action in honor of the country. He clearly incites Englishmen to enlist to the army to battle for England. Notwithstanding, the element which is peculiar is that he clearly incites the English to go colonize and reign on India. “Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.” Contrary to other works of Kipling as “Wee Willie Winkee” and “The One Who Will Be King” wherein he seemed to sympathize and want peace to the Indians, in “If” we no longer see this noble wish but the domination. In McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Field,” appears to states two point of view. One Is that enemy went on a village and kill people, so he incites the people on village to go revenge them by being a soldier. Hence, he had the same idea as Kipling and Tennyson to incite people fight for tee country. Second, perspective conversely to the former poem hitherto is that in which way the people in the village can avenge

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.

Out of all the poems Tennyson wrote, “The Eagle” and “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” was the ones that have been selected. Tennyson was one of the greats that came from the Victorian era. Tennyson wasn’t just known for being a poet, he was also known for writing plays and music. There will be some comparing and contrasting of “The Eagle” and “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” on the poetic devices Tennyson used and what inspired him to write both these poems.

Tennyson’s poems connected to the Victorian era by allowing a glimpse at the Victorian temper, in such ways as his depiction of the new scientific spirit, hypocrisy and the adulteration of mother nature, the culture of materialism, and treatment of the Victorian complacency and languor. One poem that represented the idea that the Victorian era presented –– the idea of speaking your mind –– is “The Charge of the Light Brigade”. This poem was written in honor of the Light Cavalry Brigade of the British Army, who lost their lives on October 25, 1854, as part of the Battle of Balaklava –– an episode in the Crimean War. Tennyson utilized repetition, rhythm, and vocabulary to not only convey the foolishness of the cavalry charge, but also the intrepidity of the soldiers. “The Charge of the Light Brigade” did cause outrage because the reviewers thought he was disrespecting the soldiers who lost their lives in a meaningless battle. Rather, Tennyson was praising their valiance, and reminded those to never forget what happened in that tragic war. Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” is just one example of how he skillfully utilizes pain in the world and flips it into a positive message of hope or

This poem uses a technique known as "falling" rhythm. "Falling" rhythm is when the stress is on the first beat of the line, and then falls off for the remaining words. This can be deemed important because of the way it is a symbol for the fall of the British troops. Although the rhyme scheme changes throughout the poem, Tennyson uses very similar strategies within each stanza. He often rhymes the last word, and sometimes even uses the same final word for many line. For example, " When can their glory fade! / Oh the wild charge they made! / All the world wondered. / Honor the charge they made! / Honor the Light Brigade, / Noble six hundred!" Even though the stress is on the first beat, the last words of most of the lines rhyme, making the whole line seem strong and complete each time we read it. Notice how he uses the word made twice, and rhymes with that word 4 times. This helps the reader