In Alfred Tennyson’s poem and Richard Caton Woodville Jr.’s painting “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, both the poet and the artist feel a sense of pride and respect towards The Light Brigade and that the soldiers should be honored for their bravery in battle. Tennyson’s use of charged language, diction, and repetition and Woodville’s use of characterization, mood, and setting emit their feelings towards the subject.
The charged language, diction, and imagery used in Tennyson’s poem expresses the feeling of pride and honor towards the Light Brigade soldiers for their courageousness in battle. First, charged language such as “[storm],” “jaws of death,” and “mouth of hell” help convey the author’s feelings of the soldiers. Tennyson’s descriptions of the battlefield depict it as treacherous and show the bravery of the soldiers for continuing to fight the battle despite it being difficult. He also uses the word “hero” showing that he views the soldiers as heroic. Additionally, the diction…show more content… Each literary element was used to emit the idea that the Light Brigade soldiers were heroic, valiant, and should be honored for their glorious charge into battle. The charged language and diction used by Tennyson had positive connotations and implied that the soldiers should be respected for their bravery. Specific words were also used to stress how the author felt about the subject. Likewise, repetition was used to emphasize important details of the battle to show how the soldiers were courageous. In the painting, characterization was used to depict the soldiers as heroic men. The somber setting in contrast to the powerful soldiers showed their fearlessness while going into such a hazardous situation. It is clear that both the artist and the poet wanted the readers to view the Light Brigade with respect and honor for their
