Stylistics analysis of "The charge of the light brigade" by Alfred lord Tennyson

Abstract

Stylistics relative to interpreting literature shows how an author created the literary piece. It identifies the ways a writer chooses the language in weaving the text. Further, it works on the premise that without language, there can be no literature. The stylistics analysis of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” provided a deeper understanding of the specific messages of the poem and broader knowledge of the language in general. It identified the usage patterns used by Alfred Lord Tennyson in writing the poem which resulted to a more competent appreciation of the literary work. The analysis revealed how cleverly he weaved each line on the poem that changing the arrangement would ruin the beauty of the poem.