Someone please help me !! How would you describe the tone of the opening? Find a specific word from the text to help support your thought, and then explain.

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

what is the context here? we need to know what story you're talking about : )

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