Compare and contrast the two poems, focusing on how the...

Compare and contrast the two poems, focusing on how the poets use language and imagery to represent war. Both poems are war poems of two different periods in history. The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred Tennyson, was written before the twentieth century whereas Dulce et decorum est was first drafted in 1917 by a poet named Wilfred Owen. Tennysons poem was set in The Crimean War (1854-56) where the British commander made the mistake of charging at the main Russian position. He was meant to have retaken some guns held by the Russians. This had inevitably caused many deaths to the six hundred men that obeyed the order. Alfred Lord Tennyson was not at the battle scene, he created his poem through the description given†¦show more content†¦To me I refer to the tripling Cannons to the right of them, Cannons to the left of them as being the constant sound of cannons firing on the battlefield. Tennyson makes it obvious to the reader that death is inevitable. The noun Death is personified by a capital letter, implying that Death is the owner of the valley the soldiers are entering. This noun has also been repeated in every stanza, making it stand out, inferring that it could be important to the outcome of the battle. The soldiers rode into a hell of a battle. The use of personification, mouth of Hell to me evokes the image of a beast or monster waiting for the soldiers in The valley of Death. This poem gets the reader involved by using imperatives such as Honour the charge they made. Alfred Tennyson thought provokes the readers through his use of rhetorical questions, such as Was there a man dismayed? On the other hand, he may have used imperatives and rhetorical questions to get the reader to agree with the poet that soldiers are heroic. He may have wanted the readers to share his views and honour the light brigade. The war was loud and noisy. Noise imagery is evoked with verbs like volleyed and thundered, which could suggest the noise of the cannons being loud and threatening like thunder, as well as there was probably lots of guns firing everywhere. Unlike Dulce etShow MoreRelatedWilliam Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser771 Words   |  4 PagesFrom the works of William Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser it is clear that some similarities are apparent, however the two poets encompass different writing styles, as well as different topics that relate to each other in their own unique ways. In Shakespeare’s â€Å"Sonnet 18† and Spenser’s â€Å"Sonnet 75†, both poets speak of love in terms of feelings and actions by using different expressive views, allowing the similar topics to contain clear distinctions. Although Edmund Spenser’s â€Å"Sonnet 75† and WilliamRead MoreRomantic Poetry By George Gordon Byron969 Words   |  4 PagesByron (1788-1824) was a famous English poet of the romantic period. 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