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Examining the images of 'the fighting man' as portrayed by the poets, Winifred Letts and Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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In this piece of coursework, I will be examining the images of 'the fighting man' as portrayed by the poets, Winifred Letts and Alfred Lord Tennyson who I have been studying. The two poems I have analysed are "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and "The Deserter" by Winifred Mary Letts. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written pre 1900. "The Deserter" was written post 1900. There are many differences between the two poems especially the way the writers portrayed war and soldiers' reaction to war. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a poem that was written during the Crimean War in November 1854. The war started when Britain and France confronted Russia over their claim to lands in Turkey. The Allied army landed in Crimea to oppose Russia. The Russians then attacked the British base at Balaclava. The devastating charge of...
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