Conflict is shown in different ways in the poem, ‘The Man He Killed’, and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’.
One of the major differences seen between the two poems in the portrayal of conflict and war is where war is shown to be fought as a unit; a fight to be fought together, in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. Lord Tennyson portrays this by his use of repetition at the end of each stanza - “rode the six hundred”. He did this to emphasise how no-one left the rest of the cavalry when they had to fight for their country while knowing that they were most probably going to die. This would make the reader feel both sympathetic for the situation that the six hundred soldiers were put in (a choice between life and death), and proud that they …show more content…
The jolly tone juxtaposes the emotion of regret that is seen from stanza 3. This can be seen when the internal rhyme scheme of “Just so: my foe” is used to show that he is faltering because he feels both guilty and regretful. We as readers could infer that a jolly rhyme scheme is used in order to make fun of the Boer War as Thomas Hardy disagreed with it. Moreover, Lord Tennyson uses no structure in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ to signify the chaotic decision of sending the light brigade to fight. There is also a noticeable difference in the lengths of stanzas used to reflect on the battle. This can be seen from stanza four where the lines got longer as they had started the battle, but later the lines become shorter as soldiers start to die. Additionally, the rhyme in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ is dactyl (horses galloping) to resemble the confusion and chaos of a cavalry charge. As a result, this would make the reader feel warm hearted because the soldiers fought hard for their country even if it lead to their death. As of context, the reader can understand the reason in which Alfred, Lord Tennyson speaks about death and pain so openly; his brothers and father had alcohol, drug, and mental problems in 1833, as well as his fiancé leaving him in 1840 and his best friend (Hallam) dying in 1854. Overall, we are able to see two very different ways of showing the effects of conflict in the two
One of the major differences seen between the two poems in the portrayal of conflict and war is where war is shown to be fought as a unit; a fight to be fought together, in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. Lord Tennyson portrays this by his use of repetition at the end of each stanza - “rode the six hundred”. He did this to emphasise how no-one left the rest of the cavalry when they had to fight for their country while knowing that they were most probably going to die. This would make the reader feel both sympathetic for the situation that the six hundred soldiers were put in (a choice between life and death), and proud that they …show more content…
The jolly tone juxtaposes the emotion of regret that is seen from stanza 3. This can be seen when the internal rhyme scheme of “Just so: my foe” is used to show that he is faltering because he feels both guilty and regretful. We as readers could infer that a jolly rhyme scheme is used in order to make fun of the Boer War as Thomas Hardy disagreed with it. Moreover, Lord Tennyson uses no structure in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ to signify the chaotic decision of sending the light brigade to fight. There is also a noticeable difference in the lengths of stanzas used to reflect on the battle. This can be seen from stanza four where the lines got longer as they had started the battle, but later the lines become shorter as soldiers start to die. Additionally, the rhyme in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ is dactyl (horses galloping) to resemble the confusion and chaos of a cavalry charge. As a result, this would make the reader feel warm hearted because the soldiers fought hard for their country even if it lead to their death. As of context, the reader can understand the reason in which Alfred, Lord Tennyson speaks about death and pain so openly; his brothers and father had alcohol, drug, and mental problems in 1833, as well as his fiancé leaving him in 1840 and his best friend (Hallam) dying in 1854. Overall, we are able to see two very different ways of showing the effects of conflict in the two