The Charge Of The Light Brigade Rhetorical Devices
In both poems Tennyson and Komunyakaa both address their individual experiences in war.Tennyson reflects on the war by expressing his lack of interest of being in the war.While, Komunyakaa reminisces on the lost he experiences during the war. Tennyson structures his poem to show his feelings of being in the war and the pride he took in the men he fought with in the war based on how they risked their lives,he also uses repetition to emphasize the courage and honor they had.Komunyakaa reveals on the loss and the pain he felt while visiting the memorial and he uses simile and metaphor to convey the purpose and meaning of the poem. Tennyson uses repetition in his poem “ The Charge of the Light Brigade” to highlight the courage and honor
the men had during the war. In this poem he gives insight into the men that he fought with and how courageous they were despite knowing they were risking their lives. In the text Tennyson states “Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,” Tennyson says this because he is showing that soldiers have died in the war.He is also trying to show the pride they had in their country to go into war. Tennyson also uses repetition in his poem by showing the atmosphere they were in to express their bravery “ Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them” He uses these phrases to show the danger they are put through as they are fighting in this war. Komunyakaa uses flashback and metaphor in his poem “Facing It” to help the reader understand the loss he had to cope with after the war and going to the memorial. In his poem he shows how he experienced losing a soldier close to him and how he thought his name would be on the memorial.In the text Komunyakaa states “ I touch the name Andrew Johnson, I see the booby trap’s white flash.” Komunyakaa reminses at the memorial by talking about witnessing a soldiers passing.The author also uss flashback to show how he could have been in the same situation the soldier he witness pass. He also says “ My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite.” He uses this metaphor to show that his skin fades into the wall with all the names of fallen soldiers.
the men had during the war. In this poem he gives insight into the men that he fought with and how courageous they were despite knowing they were risking their lives. In the text Tennyson states “Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,” Tennyson says this because he is showing that soldiers have died in the war.He is also trying to show the pride they had in their country to go into war. Tennyson also uses repetition in his poem by showing the atmosphere they were in to express their bravery “ Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them” He uses these phrases to show the danger they are put through as they are fighting in this war. Komunyakaa uses flashback and metaphor in his poem “Facing It” to help the reader understand the loss he had to cope with after the war and going to the memorial. In his poem he shows how he experienced losing a soldier close to him and how he thought his name would be on the memorial.In the text Komunyakaa states “ I touch the name Andrew Johnson, I see the booby trap’s white flash.” Komunyakaa reminses at the memorial by talking about witnessing a soldiers passing.The author also uss flashback to show how he could have been in the same situation the soldier he witness pass. He also says “ My black face fades, hiding inside the black granite.” He uses this metaphor to show that his skin fades into the wall with all the names of fallen soldiers.