... of the greatest writers of all time. One of his great poems was "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; a poem about the Crimean war. Tennyson creates a theme of war and battle by using repetition, figurative language, and symbolism. Repetition is an important element of poetry. "Rode the six hundred," shows the importance of soldiers (stanza 1). A small group of soldiers like these must be ... this special force. "Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them," show the power of the opposition (stanza 3). The repetition is used by Tennyson to reinforce the feeling...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... experiences and the attitudes and concerns of the times in which these poems were composed. The text 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Tennyson celebrates the victory of a crucial battle in the Crimean War in 1856 between the British and the Russians. The scene depicts a horrific field ... they made!" and portrays them as heroic with the exclamation mark showing heightened intensity. Texts indeed, are products of their time and Alfred Lord Tennyson's patriotic poetry was a reflection of the society he lived in as he was known as 'the poet of the people' and the &apos ... d...

• Word Count: 1027
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate