Tag: dactylic dimeter

• The Charge of the Light Brigade

  

  Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward. Alfred Lord Tennyson ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ 1854 Tennyson wrote ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ in dactylic dimeter, an unusual choice for an English poet. The reason for the choice is obvious – if one is writing a poem about charging horses…

  markwithanx

  May 13, 2022

  Poetry

  dactylic dimeter, Light Brigade, Tennyson