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Compare And Contrast Two 1900 War Poems People write poetry for many reasons. War poetry is written mainly to express feelings. War poems can achieve catharsis and are sometimes written in remembrance. They express deep emotional states such as love, hate, suffering and joy. War can amplify all of these feelings so it is likely that poetry would be written about it. "The Charge Of The Light Brigade" was written by Alfred Tennyson as a memorial for the brave heroes which died during the battle against the Russians. It is a pro-war poem: "Honour the Light Brigade" "The Battle Of Blenheim" is an anti-war poem. The view the poet wants to get across is spoken through the children, Peterkin and Wilhelmine. "Why 'twas a very wicked thing!" I think the author made a mistake in choosing the children because children are not respected enough to speak an unpopular view and be taken seriously. If he had...

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