cousin with young Lochinvar.’ This is another pair of lines that rhymes and end with Lochinvar , therefore containing repetition. ‘So daring in love and so dauntless in war; have ye e’er heard a gallant like the young Lochinvar.’ Lochinvar here rhymes with war adding rhythm to the poem making it more enjoyable and appealing to read.Reading this poem was enjoyable because it tells the story of a determined man who will do anything for his true love, Ellen. ‘When they reach’d the hall door, and the charger stood near.’ Lochinvar is so determined to marry Ellen that he leaves no detail untouched which portrays his true love for Ellen. ‘So boldly he enter’d the Netherby Hall.’ This sentence shows that Lochinvar wasn’t afraid to anything as long as he was to marry Ellen. ‘He swam the Eske river where ford there was none.’ Lochinvar posses the determination to not let anything get in his way because he loved Ellen so much. ‘He staid not for brake, and he stopp’d not for stone.’ This is the nail in the coffin because it shows what lengths he will go to marry his true love.For all the reasons mentioned above I found Lochinvar an enjoyable narrative poem with a strong lively rhythm and an exciting romantic theme that made it an appealing and readable piece of poetry . ...
