Alfred Noyes

“The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava” by Lord Alfred Tennyson is a poem about the historical battle that took place between British and Russia during the Crimean War. Tennyson wrote the poem as a remembrance of the heroism and bravery the British soldiers showed during the battle. The poem is well known for its repetitive rhythm that is used to portray the sound of the charge. The repetition used in the poem widely affects the rhythm, emotion, and story being told. Without it, the poem could

displayed similar characteristics: the fixation on vanity, the indulgence in hedonistic tendencies, and the corruption accompanying influence, all of which are apparent in the dramatic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and poems by Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning. Oscar Wilde’s exceptional novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, follows a seemingly innocent young man who initially partakes under the wing of his accomplice, Basil Hallward, to let him paint him. After

and family feuds (the Hatfield and McCoy feud). War and its aftermath are never pretty unless penned by authors who never step into a battlefield. Lives are lost, our fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters have all sacrificed for their causes. Lord Alfred Tennyson romanticized the of notion war and of the battle that was fought on the battlefield in his poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, subsequently, the intent of battle was for the glory of a cause or nation and to remember the bravery of those

Shut your eyes to estrangement, then fix your gaze upon unity… This span of earth is but one homeland and one habitation. -Baha’u’llah (1817-1892) What possible connection could a Persian prisoner in a culturally stunted corner of the 19th century mideast have with the progressive spirit of our age? The spirit of a beaten mankind arising, phoenix-like, from the ashes of pride and prejudice to the glory of unity and brotherhood. Well, everything. Biased though I may be, as a Baha’i I also embrace

with all that hoopla. She is also cursed though, when dawn hits and until the sun comes up, she turns into an ogre. So these stories, which are very different at parts, are so similar in others. The author of “The Lady of Shalott” is Mr. Tennyson (Alfred, Tennyson). He also wrote “In Memoriam, A.H.H.”, “Tears, Idle Tears”, and a passage we have already been through “Ulysses”. This is an extremely important author of his time, even our time. He wanted to show what was wrong with not just ourselves

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

grappled with understanding the mystery of our existence; questions what our purpose in life is. Some become consumed with the idea of not wasting a second of the time they’ve been given, while others tend towards a more reserved, neutral lifestyle. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Ulysses,” directly attacks the idleness of a mundane lifestyle while promoting the idea of not letting life waste away through exploration of the life of Ulysses, the mythical greek hero. Comparatively, W.H. Auden’s, “The Unknown

In 1848 a man named John Noyes founded what is now called the Oneida community. Initially the twenty-year-old John Noyes intended to become a lawyer, however, in 1831 he experienced a life-changing religious conversion in which he realized being a minister was his calling (Martin). After his realization he gave up law school and studied theology at Yale. During his studies he formulated a strong belief in the concept of perfectionism. Perfectionism is the idea that after a conversion into that way

serving as background noise to her husband Ulysses’ odes of sea storms, sirens, and celebrity, the mythological Penelope finally steps into the light in Miriam Waddington’s poem “Ulysses Embroidered” (1992). Functioning as a revisionary text to both the Alfred, Lord Tennyson work “Ulysses” (1833) and The Odyssey itself, “Ulysses Embroidered” quickly strikes its readers as a fiercely feminist re-envisioning of Penelope and her tale. Waddington’s work permits an age-old legend to be told in a bold new way

story--a war story, in particular--doesn't necessarily have a satisfying resolution or a moral. War is too complex to render in simple terms; a true war story is neither about bravery nor heroism. Thus, based on these criteria, I'd argue that Lord Alfred Tennyson's piece, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," is not a true war story. First of all, I'd like to make it clear: by stating that this piece is not a "true war story" I do not intend to undermine the poem or the author, nor mislabel them as