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Compare and contrast the poets’ attitudes to war in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen  

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Compare and contrast the poets' attitudes to war in 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen In this coursework I will be analysing two poems, 'The charge of the light brigade' taken from his writing on the Crimean War written by Alfred Lord Tennyson and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' taken from his writings on the First World War written by Wilfred Owen, both the poems show very different views on war. In Owens poem it shows horrific images of war, whereas Lord Tennyson's poem glorifies and praises war. I think that 'Dulce et Decorum Est' is more effective than 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' because Owen was there to see the events that took place in the war, so his account is much more reliable. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was written by Lord Tennyson. The poem...

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