Lament in 1915 - The Magic Carpet - Class 8 - English

Here is a comparison between the poems ‘The charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Lament in 1915’. Tick () the correct options to complete the comparison.
                        Similarities
1. Both poems are about war/friendship.
2. Both poems talk about the loss of a friend/death on the battlefield.

                        Differences
1.    THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE The poem is about cavalrymen in peacetime/going to
        battle.
        LAMENT IN 1915 The poem is about the poet dealing with the loss of his friend/bravery of
        the poet’s friend who was a soldier.
2.    THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE It is from the point of view of one of the cavalrymen/an
        onlooker.
        LAMENT IN 1915. It is from the point of view of the person who has lost a loved one in war/a
        soldier injured in battle.
3.    THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE The bravery/cowardice of the cavalrymen is
        emphasised.
        LAMENT IN 1915 The grief/pride of the dead soldier’s friend is emphasised.
4.    THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE The sights and sounds of a battleheld after the battle is
        over/an ongoing battle are described in the poem.
        LAMENT IN 1915 The poem imagines the death of one man in detail/death and destruction
        caused by war.

Write a paragraph comparing the two poems. Use points from the above exercise. You could begin like this.
This is a comparison of two poems. The charge of the Light Brigade’, by Lord Tennyson and ‘Lament in 1915 by Harold Monto Both poem.