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Compare and contrast the two poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” (Owen) with “Charge of the Light Brigade” (Tennyson), paying particular attention to the writers’ attitude to war.
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GCSE Poetry Course Work Task "Compare and contrast the two poems "Dulce et Decorum Est" (Owen) with "Charge of the Light Brigade" (Tennyson), paying particular attention to the writers' attitude to war. The attitudes of poets towards war have always been expressed vigorously in their poetry, each poet either condoning or condemning war, and mitigating their attitudes in whatever way possible. I aim to explore the change in the portrayal of war before and during the twentieth century, and also the structures and devices poets use to convey their views persuasively, and justify them. For this job I have chosen to write about "Charge of the Light Brigade" written by the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and "Dulce et Decorum est" by the poet Wilfred Owen. These two poems describe war, and scenes from war, with varying levels of intensity and reality and also from different viewpoints. Written during the Crimean...
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