Analysis of Three War Poems - Charge of the Light Brigade, Dulce and Decorem Est and A speech from Henry V

Comparison of Three Poems <Tab/>The three poems that I am going to compare are: 1A speech of Henry V before the battle of Harfleur William Shakespeare 2'The Charge of The Light Brigade' Alfred, Lord Tennyson 3'Dolce Et Decorum Est' Wilfred Owen Each of these poems were written in different centuries and show the changing ideas of war. Henry V speech was written in the late 16th century when it was …

…men found themselves in. There were also lots of figures of speech used: personification, 'disappointed shells' 'clumsy helmets', alliteration, 'sick of sin' 'Knock-kneed', similes, 'coughing like hags' 'bitter as cud', and metaphors, 'haunting flares' 'drunk with fatigue.'. These work as they spare no detail in the horror that this man saw. The metaphor 'disappointed shells' makes me think of the malevolence that it was launched with, that it was disappointed that it killed no-one.