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Comparing War And Tennyson's The Charge Of The Light Brigade

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Going to war means sacrificing your life to save others, to save the world, leaving your loved ones and families behind, all in the name of bravery. However, the experiences and feelings toward wars differ from one person to another. This essay will talk about the similarities and differences in perspectives, tones, and diction that the writers use to convey what war meant to them in the poems, which further develops the theme and delivers the poets’ main idea to their audience.

In some ways the two sets are similar. For example both sets are obviously writing about war. The poets use rhyme to get across their point; this also makes the poems easier to remember and recite. However, the theme of first poetry set is about sacrifice and honor that it is glorious and …show more content…

The poem itself is a patriotic ballad keeping up with the tradition of the time. The poem delivers a strong message, it gives us the impression that war is glorious and noble. Alliteration and sound devices are used to recreate the sound of the battle, including the sound of horses and guns. The author used them to make a flow in his poem and to make sure that the reader can imagine the poem by the repetition of words “Half a league, half a league, half a league onward.” Tennyson frequently repeats this phrase along with others like, six hundred and flashed, that suggest the theme of waste and endless war, it also creates a feeling of doom. Yet, the tone is somehow serious and formal. Furthermore, diction like “the noble six hundred,” “honor the charge brigade,” “hero”, and “boldly,” is used to glorify war, which is the main theme of poetry set one. Tennyson believes in what war stands for, he believes in the honor of death in battle. Poets at that time honored and glorified war due to the due to the Victorian era

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