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A comparison of 'The Patriot' by Robert Browning and 'The charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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A comparison of 'The Patriot' by Robert Browning and 'The charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson 'The Patriot' by Robert Browning and ' The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson both illustrate two individual views on the Crimean war. 'The Patriot' is written in the first person using "I" which portrays the poem as more personal. It is written in the past tense and recalls the speakers' view of the war, whereas 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' is written in the third person but also in the past tense. Both poems take us the reader from the events during the war to after the war and both poets try and convey their feelings and emotions concerning the war. Robert Browning, through his poem, suggests that he was "burgled" in the metaphorical sense. During the war he was viewed and treated as a hero and patriot....
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