the Light Brigade"‚ war has been described with completely opposing views. In the former‚ Owen describes war as a horrifying and inglorious event with men in war being grim and sorrowful while the soldiers died devastatingly. On the other hand‚ Tennyson describes war as being a glorious and victorious event where it is an absolute honour for a soldier to die on the gallant battlefield. To compare and contrast the two poems‚ the tone of the poems are examined where in "Dulce Et Decorum Est"‚
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Essay – Why is poetry important to our community? Poetry is defined as a work of literacy at which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. Poetry existed from a very long time ago and was used for many purposes – to express the poet’s feelings‚ to record historical phenomenon and many more. Poetry was written and read by all kinds of people that weren’t necessary poets‚ but salesmen‚ lawyers‚ famers‚ doctors‚ scientists and many
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Both the poems start with ’suddenly’ which makes the poem sound explosive and means that it has impact right from the very beginning. As well as this‚ in each poem a change in stanza shows a change in the poem - in ‘Belfast Confetti’ it goes from past to present tense and in ‘Bayonet Charge‚ it goes from action to inaction and allows us time to reflect. Both poems also use lists; in ‘Belfast Confetti’‚ the use of the list ‘Balaklava‚ Raglan...’ show how the conflict has affected everywhere. The list
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with their personal experiences and perspectives of war in different ways. Alfred Lord Tennyson‚ a Poet Laureate that worked during Queen Victoria’s reign‚ famously wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854. The poem was written to memorialize the 637 British men that fought bravely in the virtually suicidal battle against the Russians in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (1854-1886). Tennyson perceives war to be glorifying and valiant‚ this is evident through the use of an exhilarating
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In Memoriam (Tennyson) vs Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Dickinson) [Name of Student] [Name of Instructor] [Course Title] [Date] In Memoriam (Tennyson) vs Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Dickinson) Thesis Statement In this paper we will be analysing two brilliant works of poetry‚ one In Memoriam by Tennyson as compared to Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Dickinson. We will analyse both the works in terms of their content‚ form and style and evaluate how they have been
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Wilfred Owen who actually fought in the war. “The Charge of the Light Brigade” is written by an author Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson who was a general a man of authority who didn’t actually fight or have his life on the line during the war. The soldier who actually fought in the war Wilfred Owen is against war‚ while the general who hasn’t actually fought is for the war. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson is encouraging and praising these men for fighting while yet they are dying in numerous amounts. In his poem he describes
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Epic Greatness Ulysses‚ written by Lord Alfred Tennyson‚ assigns Ulysses as the speaker throughout the entire poem. Despite Ulysses’ ending years‚ Ulysses is gravely desperate for another opportunity to continue in his exploration and adventure‚ his inadvertently self-declared life’s purpose. Ulysses is not ready to cease his soul’s desires and he intends to make the absolute most of what remains. “Though much is taken‚ much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved
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Letting go of something one holds dear has always been difficult. Whether it is for a short goodbye or a more permanent parting‚ it is never easy to express the emotions one feels at that moment‚ let alone transform it onto paper. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson writes a poem entitled “Break‚ Break‚ Break”‚ suggesting a theme of loss and heartache; Anne Bronte writes a poem called “Farewell”‚ which shares the same emotions and central theme as Tennyson’s poem. In both of these poems the speakers reflect
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stereotype that women belong in the private‚ domestic domain. This kind of positive representation of women in literature‚ especially by a male poet‚ was relatively unheard of in Victorian England‚ suffice it to say‚ the power of narrative as told by Tennyson aided greatly in the ongoing battle for gender equality. ‘Godiva’ opens in self-dramatizing first person with an autobiographical epigraph in Tennyson’s own words in which he describes how he ‘waited for the train at Coventry’ -remarkable in and
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was said to have been carved into the rocks ‘Go‚ tell them in Sparta that ‘it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country’’. Leonidas and his army were massively overwhelmed but defended the pass in single combat until the last man fell. Lord Tennyson gets the reader straight into the action‚ as in he lets us know almost immediately what his poem is based on in the first few lines ‘All in the valley of death’ ‘Charge for the guns’. This easily puts the idea into the mind of the reader that there
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