Dulce et Decorum Est vs. The charge of the light brigade

... , at the hands of ?Death?, but also, with ?Death? being a person, he can only seize one person at a time, so many of the soldiers will not die. On top of this, this image makes the poem more exciting. These same features indicated by ?the jaws of Death? and ?the mouth of Hell?. What makes this heroic and gallant is that the soldiers rode boldly into ?the valley of Death?, and many of them also came out unscathed. It is as if they were cheating or outrunning ?Death?. A heroic scene is also created when the general says: ?Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!?. This conjures images of heroes on horseback, charging fearlessly towards the guns, when they know they may be killed. These elements of fearlessness and and danger add thrill and romance to the poem. It would appeal to a young person, and perhaps encourage them to join the army. The way the soldiers carry on towards the guns when they know of the danger also seems courageous and daring. This is emphasised by phrases such as ?Boldly they rode and well...?. Verse four is full of excitement and bravery. Colour is used when the soldiers ?Flashed all their sabres bare...?. This gives the impression of a very well equipped, smart, clean and impressive army - a contrast to the soldiers in Owen?s poem. The verse tries to convey the power and might of the Light Brigade. The soldiers ?Flashed as they turned in air...?. This suggests that they were so powerful and energetic that they were almost flying. The verse also points to a clean, easy victory for the mighty Light Brigade, ?Charging an army , while All the world wondered... Right thro? the line they broke...?. By reminding the reader that the Light Brigade charged at a whole army, and broke right through their lines, it makes it more courageous and brave, than reckless, as they succeeded. They are further made heroes by the fact that they killed the hated enemy; ?Cossack and Russian Reeled from the sabre stroke...?. Tennyson does not show the pain of the people killed, the blood and the anguish and agony both the enemy and the Light Brigade died in. He describes a very clean, efficient annihilation of the enemy which, according to Owen, is very unrealistic. A heroic, gallant image is created as the Light Brigade ?Plunged in the battery-smoke...?. This is more reminiscen ...