The two poems, Dulce Et Decorum Est and The Charge of the Light Brigade, both talk about war but are written by poets with two different experiences. Dulce Et Decorum Est was written by Wilfred Owen, a soldier that fought in World War I. The Charge of the Light Brigade was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and was about courageous soldiers who fought in the Crimean War. They both share similarities and differences.
Dulce Et Decorum Est translates to “It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland”. The poet, Wilfred Owen, was a soldier in the war and had a more realistic point of view of the war. He had the experience of fighting in the war and knew what it was actually like to fight and have to deal with all of the traumatic combats. He was against the war because he knew how it affected people and killed many innocents. In the poem, he tells about his experience and what he saw while in battle. “In all my dreams, before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.”(15-16)
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Tennyson was an English poet during the Victorian period. He was seen as a noble for his great skills at writing poems. He didn’t seem to know what it was really like to fight in the war like Wilfred Owen did. His poem was not as detailed and was more vague.”Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon behind them.” (18-20) These lines are examples of how he did not go into as much detail and did not state what other weapons and surrounds were around at the time. However, he did honor the soldiers and thought that they were courageous for going and fighting for their