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A Comparison of “The Charge of the light brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, “The Destruction of Sennacherib” by Lord Byron, The Drum by Lord John Scott.
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A Comparison of "The Charge of the light brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Destruction of Sennacherib" by Lord Byron, The Drum by Lord John Scott. All three of these poems concern warfare. Sometimes the poets have slightly different opinions but overall they are quite similar. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written during the 19th century and gave the poet's view of war. The poem "The Charge of the light brigade" was written to memorialize a suicidal charge by light cavalry over open terrain by British forces in the Crimean War. This poem is very effective. It engages you in the first with and opening: "Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward," This reflects the galloping of horses at battle and creates an insistent rhythm. At the end of every verse there is the repetition of one sentence "rode the six hundred". It uses direct speech from the...
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