What is the effect, in tennyson's "the charge of the light brigade," of lines such as these?
"cannon to the right of them,
cannon to the left of them,
cannon behind them
volleyed and thundered . ."
a.
the lines convey the way the mounted soldiers looked as they rode.
b.
the lines convey the sense that the soldiers are trapped and surrounded.
c.
the lines convey the dismay of the soldiers as they realized that someone gave an incorrect order.
d.
the lines convey the heroic actions of the soldiers manning the cannon.

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.

the difference of the poems of walt whitman and emily dickinson is that whitman uses personification, whereas dickinson avoids figurative language. whitman incorporates transcendentalism and realism in his works. on the other hand, dickinson's poems talks about death and immortality.