GCSE War Poem :: English Literature

GCSE War PoemThe censure of the well-defined brigade and For the F anyen, ar both poemsabout war. The Charge of the Light brigade written by AlfredTennyson on 14th November 1854, describes an event in the Crimeanwar. Britain and France were concern that Russia may powersouthwards, so they attacked Russia at Balaclava. For the Fallen,was written by Laurence Binyon on September 1914, during the war withthe intention of showing the reader the reality of war, in particular,Binyon takes a non-biased approach, demonstrating positive andnegative consequences, of dying for ones country.The deuce poems be similar because in both, the soldiers are brave andprepared when deprivation to war and portray the soldiers as heroes. Thedifferences are For the Fallen was written in the past tense andCharge of the Light Brigade is written in the present. In addition,Tennysons poem has a lot of action in it but Binyons poem is a viewof soldiers after they die. The Charge of the Light Brigade isabout 600 men who charged into an ambush of Russian and Cossackcannons. This happened because the commander mistook orders and toldthe men to charge into the Russian main base. Over two-thirds of thesoldiers die, patch in the midst of battle. Binyons poem is aboutmen who all die in war. Binyon compares their lives to what theywould be like if they had lived and how their deaths are regarded by another(prenominal) people.The first stanza of Tennysons poem creates an image of horsesgalloping forwardHalf a league, half a league,Half a league onward repetition reflects exhaustion because it is laborious. The next linetells the reader that the Light Brigade are the ones who are going tobe defeatedAll in the valley of death,By using a metaphor, which exaggerates a point, Tennyson isemphasising the fact that they are going to lose. The poet shows howhe feels towards the soldiers. He is feeling bravery and stupidityfor the Light Brigade. Bravery because no soldier turned back androde away and no one questioned the command, Charge for the guns. He shows the stupidity by repeating vale of death, because thesoldiers are riding to death and Tennyson is commenting on the lackof sceptical to an irrational command.In stanza three, the Light Brigade are in the neb of battle. Repetition of Cannon all around them creates a picture of anambush. In the next two lines the cannons are firing fiercely. Tennyson uses alliteration to emphasize the clashing the cannons arehaving. Stormed at with shot ad shell