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    War in the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade “The Charge of the Light Brigade” is about battle and the death of soldiers, and the experience of war. Tennyson´s poem celebrates the glory of war, despite the fact that, because of an error of judgment someone had blundered, six hundred soldiers were sent to their death. The first verse starts in the middle of the action as Cardigan the commander, gives the order to charge. “Forward the light brigade charge for the gun.” This gives a sense

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    Compare and contrast Tennyson's The Charge of the Light Brigade with Kipling's The Last of the Light Brigade. Tennyson and Kipling both wrote the story of the Light Brigade who fought in the Crimean war, in the battle of Balaclava. This battle took place between the English and the Russians in Eastern Europe on the 25th October 1854. Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote his poem also in 1854, just after the battle had ended, and his aim was to build national pride in the hearts of the English people

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    Analysis Assignment: The Charge of the Light Brigade On October 25th 1854, in the Battle of Balaclava, a brigade of British cavalry suffered grievous casualties after charging some entrenched batteries of Russian artillery (Woodham-Smith, 1958). Just six weeks after the event, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, paid tribute through his poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade. This poem issues a clear call to celebrate the valor of the cavalry in courageously carrying out their duty, regardless of their obvious

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    The Charge of the Light Brigade was not a good idea because they weren’t fully prepared for a battle like that and they were tremendously outmanned. The Charge was an attack on the Russian by the British but it wasn’t really supposed to happen the British just had communication issues and were given incorrect orders. I feel that it wasn't a good idea even if they had miscommunications because they all knew that the order was perfect madness and should’ve figured out a way to find out whether or not

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    Compare and Contrast Tennyson's The Charge of the light brigade with Owen's Dulce et Decorum est. War, what does this word mean? The dictionary meaning of war is a conflict between one or more nations. Many people think war is a way of solving futile problems that rise between nations. The true meaning of war to me is the destruction of entire civilisations and of humans, war takes in brave strong and glorious men and women and spits them out as fragile haggard ruins of men and women. The

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    comparing two poems, both relating to war but from different time periods; they are ‘Beach Burial’, by Kenneth Slessor, written In 1944 during the Modern Era, and ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson written in 1854 during the Victorian Era. Alfred Lord Tennyson, author of “Charge of the Light Brigade” was born in 1809 in Lincolnshire England, during the Victorian Era. Tennyson had what could be called a chaotic childhood, with his father taking out his anger and disappointment

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    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.     The poem  was written about a charge by british forces across open terrain in Ukraine. British troops

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    the Light Brigade” Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) became poet laureate of the British empire in 1850. This meant he had to write important poems about events that affected the British empire. He held this post until his death in 1892, making him Britain's longest ever serving laureate. The Crimean War was fought between Britain and Imperial Russia from 1853-1856. The most significant moment in this campaign occurred in 1854, during the Battle of Balaclava. An order given to the British Light Brigade

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    The Next War is a poem by Wilfred Owen written during World War One, and The Charge of the Light Brigade is a poem written during the Crimean War based on a charge in which misinterpreted orders led to over 150 of 600 killed or wounded. The two poems hold different ideas, techniques and themes. The main themes presented in both poems revolve around the subject of death, common techniques such as personification and imagery are used to enhance our understanding of the war against Death. Owen and Tennyson

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    their superior even if it would result in certain death. This is what happened with the Light Brigade during the battle of Balaclava. Six hundred men charging towards the enemy, even though they were greeted with hail of bullets. It was fatal and bloody, causing a lot of lives to be lost. In fact, an estimated two hundred and seventy-eight men of the Light Brigade were killed. The poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson affects my understanding of the real events behind the poem

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