In comparison, ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, I think Owen wanted us to think about how pointless the war is and how it is affecting everyone. He written ‘What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?’. I think this shows that he means what reward do people get for going to war, and it shows he is questioning the point of war because he puts a question mark at the end.
‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’s’ atmosphere, it could be said that and one end its powerful, proud and grateful, but at the same time its also very impersonal. Tennyson writes, ‘Honour the charge they made’ which suggests by the word ‘honour’ that the poet is very thankful for the charge they made, and wants everyone else to be the same. I also think its very impersonal because he wasn’t there, and didn’t know anyone there, for example he says ‘Not tho’ the solider knew’ which shows he doesn’t know any names of the soldiers and just called them a ‘solider’ where it could of be lieutenant.
The atmosphere of ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ whereas, is very angry, sad and sarcastic. Its says ‘no mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;’ which suggests he is angry that no-one is grateful for the fighting the soldiers are going through because he says ‘no bells’ which could either mean no celebrations, or bells as in funeral bells.
In ‘The Charge of The Light Brigade’ I find many quotes interesting. Firstly, in stanza 2, line 5, 6, 7 it says, ‘Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die’. I find this interesting because its basically saying the men in the army is not to ask questions or to argue, but is to only fight and die. I think this is quite hurtful because it gives the army men no personality, and they just die, and receive no gratitude for their hard work.
Also in ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ I find this quote interesting, ‘storm’d at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well’. The effect of this quotation on me, gives me a very clear image in my head of the soldiers cantering heavily, being shot at from all directions, and the word ‘boldly’ suggests they done it without complaining and in braveness. This makes me feel very proud and kind of shocked about how courageously they rode, and how they should be greatly respected.
In comparison, at the end of every stanza in ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ it says something about ‘the six hundred’ which of course, are the men who rode and fought. I think Tennyson uses this repetition at the end of every stanza to make the reader think about the men. At the end of every stanza Tennyson uses this line and every time he manages to put a different atmosphere on the line which I find very appealing. For example, in stanza one he writes ‘into the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred.’ In my opinion this makes you want to read it slow and be sorrowful towards the men. In contrast, in stanza six, Tennyson writes ‘Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred’ which I think makes you feel very proud, and want to speak the line out boldly and modestly.
The quotation I found fascinating in ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ was ‘and bugles calling for them from sad Shries’. I found this line fascinating because I think it shows a reference to England because of the word ‘Shries’ which means a country in England or Wales, and so I think its symbolising how much the people back home in England and Wales are grieving for the soldiers.
In ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ I also found a quotation which made me picture the scene and how horrendous the war was. He written ‘only the monstrous anger of the guns’ which, in my opinion, personificates the guns, because he describes them as a ‘monstrous anger’ so its almost as if they are roaring, or screaming as the bullets are coming out, like people do as they get shot. This shows me how dreadful the war was, as I can hear in my head all the gun shots and people screaming as they get killed.
Tennyson, in ‘The Charge of The Light Brigade’ uses many different techniques to make his poem more appealing. One of these is Rhyming. He writes ‘Storm’d at with shot and shell, while horse and hero fell, they that had fought so well’. The underlined words are all rhyming and I think he is using this technique to create a melody in ones head to make it stick in, so you remember it.
Tennyson uses a lot of personification. For example he writes ‘Death’ with a capital D and so it’s like it a person or a thing. He writes ‘Into the valley of Death’ which suggests ‘Death’ is a creature going to kill them, not just a thing what’s going to happen.
He also uses Rhetorical Questions. He writes ‘When can their glory fade?’ and I think he uses a rhetorical question in it to emphasise that the men should not be forgotten, but he could also be being sarcastic, as if they are getting too much attention for what they have done.
The quotation in ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ which I think signifies lots of poetry techniques is ‘Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle’. This line using onomatopoeia as the letter ‘p’ and‘t’ make you also spit the word out so it sounds real. Amazingly, it creates personification also because it says ‘stuttering rifles’ and people stutter, sometimes due to fear, so it creates the effect people are scared so they shot their rifles. This line also has alliteration of the letter ‘r’ which I think creates a brilliant kind of beating of words, which almost creates a song, and because its alliteration, you also try to read it faster, so it imitates the sound of the ‘rifles’ rapid rattle’
Owen also uses juxtaposition in this quotation. ‘The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells’. This creates a juxtapose because he puts things together what don’t usually go together, which in this example is religious world, and the Devil. By doing this he creates a clever metaphor which links really well, and sounds normal as you read it; when you think about it is really knowledgeable.
