3. The Duke of Brunswick
4. The farewells
5. The muster
6. The gathering of the Highlanders
7. The march to battle
8. Summary of pictures and the result.
Do you see any stanza that interferes with the progress of the action? The third stanza anticipates the battle and destroys the continuity between the sounds of the approaching enemy and the hurried farewells.
Why does the poet devote a special stanza to the Highlanders? Were they more worthy of mention than the English and Irish regiments? The author, George Gordon, Lord Byron, belonged to a Scotch family. The muster of the Highlanders at midnight, combined with their stirring music, made a very picturesque incident.
Consider the elements which contribute to the various scenes:
Stanza I