Hughes uses a fast and rapid pace to create the terror of war experience in
Bayonet Charge (BC) while Tennyson rejects the notion of fear and instead
celebrates valour and bravery in 19th century conflict in Charge of the Light
Brigade (CLB)
Hughes creates an immediate violent tone with a quick staccato pace as he
launches us into “suddenly he awoke and was running”. Firstly, this suggests
how the poem is vividly thrust into fast paced action, reminiscent of a cavalry
charge through the use of the authoritative adverb “suddenly”. Moreover, the
innocuous image of how the soldier “awoke” indicates a clear revelation and
realisation that this major conflict he is forced into is unjust, regrettable, and
detrimental to society. Furthermore, the docile verb “awoke” symbolises that the
soldier’s tasks are mundane and out of necessity, as the soldier is horrified by his
distressing dreams. However, Hughes presents the fast-paced action of “running”
with 2 contrasting perspectives. On the one hand it could symbolise that he is
running away terrified, trying to escape the horror and brutality of conflict or
quite scarily he chooses to run to his death as it is his only way out.
Tennyson unlike realist Hughes chooses to personify war as nothing to be scared
of, but to be admired
Tennyson constructs a clever and succinct ending that is the embodiment of
glorifying war and unquestionable patriotism by introducing a plea to “honour
the charge they made”. Firstly, the authoritative verb of “honour” evokes
depictions of a victorious battalion that managed to annihilate the opposition.
Secondly, Tennyson chooses to express that heroism and sacrifice is in fact more
important than fear through the solemn image to “honour” which highlights the
immense courage to execute such a task, regardless of the outcome.
Furthermore, Tennyson emphasises some excessive hyperbole in using the idea
of a “charge” which hints how being a proud British patriot has made him twist
the reality of the conflict so that it is glorified. However, the gallant action to
“charge” could expose Tennyson’s slight disappointment because the fact that
the powerful Light Brigade could only muster a charge, suggests the disbelief of
the author.
So where Hughes centralises the concept of fear, Tennyson chooses to shrug it off
as irrelevant compared to heroism.
Where Hughes presents fear as the cause of confusion in conflict, Tennyson
chooses to highlight how fear is necessary to achieve honour in war.
Hughes presents a fear-provoking visual to conclude his poem in the form of
“touchy dynamite” Firstly, the emotive image “touchy” is indicative of how
Hughes presents a soldier that is about to lose control of his emotions and that
being a soldier has no effect on his humanity. Moreover, the haphazard adjective
“touchy” represents the soldier’s urgency and desperation and thus causes him
to be disordered. Moreover, the hazardous situation the “dynamite” creates is
representative of panicked movement as he runs for safety. Therefore, the panic
Bayonet Charge (BC) while Tennyson rejects the notion of fear and instead
celebrates valour and bravery in 19th century conflict in Charge of the Light
Brigade (CLB)
Hughes creates an immediate violent tone with a quick staccato pace as he
launches us into “suddenly he awoke and was running”. Firstly, this suggests
how the poem is vividly thrust into fast paced action, reminiscent of a cavalry
charge through the use of the authoritative adverb “suddenly”. Moreover, the
innocuous image of how the soldier “awoke” indicates a clear revelation and
realisation that this major conflict he is forced into is unjust, regrettable, and
detrimental to society. Furthermore, the docile verb “awoke” symbolises that the
soldier’s tasks are mundane and out of necessity, as the soldier is horrified by his
distressing dreams. However, Hughes presents the fast-paced action of “running”
with 2 contrasting perspectives. On the one hand it could symbolise that he is
running away terrified, trying to escape the horror and brutality of conflict or
quite scarily he chooses to run to his death as it is his only way out.
Tennyson unlike realist Hughes chooses to personify war as nothing to be scared
of, but to be admired
Tennyson constructs a clever and succinct ending that is the embodiment of
glorifying war and unquestionable patriotism by introducing a plea to “honour
the charge they made”. Firstly, the authoritative verb of “honour” evokes
depictions of a victorious battalion that managed to annihilate the opposition.
Secondly, Tennyson chooses to express that heroism and sacrifice is in fact more
important than fear through the solemn image to “honour” which highlights the
immense courage to execute such a task, regardless of the outcome.
Furthermore, Tennyson emphasises some excessive hyperbole in using the idea
of a “charge” which hints how being a proud British patriot has made him twist
the reality of the conflict so that it is glorified. However, the gallant action to
“charge” could expose Tennyson’s slight disappointment because the fact that
the powerful Light Brigade could only muster a charge, suggests the disbelief of
the author.
So where Hughes centralises the concept of fear, Tennyson chooses to shrug it off
as irrelevant compared to heroism.
Where Hughes presents fear as the cause of confusion in conflict, Tennyson
chooses to highlight how fear is necessary to achieve honour in war.
Hughes presents a fear-provoking visual to conclude his poem in the form of
“touchy dynamite” Firstly, the emotive image “touchy” is indicative of how
Hughes presents a soldier that is about to lose control of his emotions and that
being a soldier has no effect on his humanity. Moreover, the haphazard adjective
“touchy” represents the soldier’s urgency and desperation and thus causes him
to be disordered. Moreover, the hazardous situation the “dynamite” creates is
representative of panicked movement as he runs for safety. Therefore, the panic
