The poem “The Charge Of The Light Brigade”, written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, was written in memory of the brave and fearless 600 soldiers, who rode straight into the enemy’s arena, known as the valley of death.
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The brave 600 soldiers, even though knew that the orders given by their commander to stride straight at the enemy were not a wise or calculated attack, dared not to question their commander in chief and strode on their horses with the belief that “a soldier must follow orders and perform their duty and not ask questions”.
They were faced with canons and shots from all sides when they entered the valley, yet fought bravely, and of the 600 solders, 247 men were killed and wounded, hence not all the brave 600 could make it back.
The poem was a tribute to these soldiers who fought in the name of duty, exhibiting the true meaning of a soldier’s responsibility.
In the Black Cat, Poe uses the first person point of view to narrate the story. By doing this, Poe lets us know exactly how the main character is feeling and why he performs certain actions. The reader is given all details from the perspective of the character, which does not mean that it is an objective point of view. In fact, in this story, Poe describes the personality of the main character through his actions and thoughts.
By telling the story form this point of view, we can only infer the personality, feeling and emotions of the rest of the characters, in this case his wife, as the main character does no describe her in detail. The only reference to his wife's personality is that she likes pets too. The focus in the story is the main character's head and what he thinks.
Chronological means in order.
