Comparison of Dulce et Decorum Est and Charge of the Light Brigade Essa

Comparison of Dulce et decorousness Est and surge of the Light BrigadeCompare and contrast the two poems Dulce et Decorum Est (Owen)with Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson), paying particularattention to the writers attitude to war.The attitudes of poets towards war have always been showvigorously in their poetry, each poet either condoning or condemningwar, and mitigating their attitudes in whatever way possible.I aim to explore the change in the portrayal of war before and duringthe twentieth century, and also the structures and devices poets habitto convey their views persuasively, and justify them. For this job Ihave chosen to write about Charge of the Light Brigade written bythe poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and Dulce et Decorum est by the poetWilfred Owen. These two poems describe war, and scenes from war, withvarying levels of intensity and reality and also from differentviewpoints.Written during the Crimean War Tennysons Charge of the LightBrigade mirrors the sendiments ex pressed in the Battle of Balaclava. This event took place in 1854 and is still remembered as one of themost famous triumphs in British history. The truth is that LordRaglan suicidally lead his troops Into the valley of Death , wherethey were massacred. Lord Tennyson was the poet Laureate at the timeof the Crimean war, but did not witness any fighting and was notinvolved in it but his clever and effective use of literary devices inhis poem ensure that this military fiasco was remembered as a gloriousvictory. Tennyson puts across a message to remember, respect andhonour the soldiers for what they have given up their lives to do fortheir country. Dulce et Decorum est however, was writt... ...suggesting that the writers of glorious war poems have even lied tothe young people, and sent them to the front line to die in theirmillions, in awful conditions and distressing situations.Having explored both poems, I feel that the one which brings about thebiggest response from me is Dulce et Decorum est. This is because ofthe physical contact graphic imagery he uses, the way he describes the effectsof the war on him, and also because of the way he directs the poem atthe reader personally, apply phrases such as you and my friend. Inmy opinion, The Charge of the Light Brigade does not have the impactand the realism to convey the opinions contained in it effectively andforcefully. I feel is a more imaginative, outlook on war than WilfredOwens graphic poem. The thing I did like about Tennysons poem wasthe fervor and passion and pace.