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Robert Southey wrote the Battle of Blenheim in 1798.
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The Battle Of Blenheim Robert Southey wrote the Battle of Blenheim in 1798, taking a trip back in time to the battle when the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French and Austrians. Old Kaspar is frequently mentioned in this piece about the war, he is a peasant who lives on the former battlefield. The rhyme pattern in this poem is: A B C B D D! In the first verse Southey sets the scene for us, by saying that "It was a summer evening," by saying this, he states clearly what type of day it was, which helps us to make a mental image of the pleasant scene he describes. "Old Kaspar's work was done, and he before his cottage door was sitting in the sun, and by him sported on the green, his little grandchild Wilhelmine." Again, this sets the scene, a pleasant, peaceful and relaxed theme, Old Kaspar is relaxing in his garden, after a...
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