Home they brought their warrior dead

                                              Alfred lord Tennyson, the shining star in the world of English literature and famous as the emperor of English poetry has created yet another wonderful piece of magic through a compassionate thread. His sentimental and touchy grace of mind has been depicted so fascinatingly in this poem ‘home they brought their warrior dead’.

                Usually wars bring bad luck and its zenith is always unfortunate tragedies. Here also in the background of love and affection and the veins of death, the coupled factors delineates the reactions and provocations wore by the people gathered around the carcass of a warrior in the pre-funeral functions. His young and beautiful widow is not giving signs of depression or pain even though she carries a crushed heart. The maidens make many attempts to make her weep or (they think) she may die. At last a successful and powerful endeavor burst her into tears. An old nurse brought her child and thinking of its future life she wept bitterly which is described by the poet as “summer tempest”.

                                   Here the poet has not made any exaggerations or so much of poetic effects. But the genuine reason why it has a touchy value in every heart is the simplicity. Simile, oxymoron and elision are the only figures of speech implemented. Along with a sympathetic and emotional feeling or atmosphere, the poem depicts in it a ever-green truth. ‘Look forward to the future. Regret about past life weakens one and the hope for the future strengthens the desire to live.’ The character specialties of the warrior in the poem is described here with proper stress through which the poet possibly enhances the readers to be honest, faithful, noble and most importantly patriotic and dedicative. This poem is truly relevant in the present day society lacking moral values.