Charge of the light

Question 1

Blind obedience

Answer 1

“Into the valley of death”
“Rode the six hundred”
Metaphor - foreshadows what awaits them

Question 2

They were doomed from the start

Answer 2

“Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them”
Anaphora - structured to show theyre stuck in a loop that they cant escape

Question 3

Their courage will always be remembered

Answer 3

“When can their glory fade?”
Rhetorical question which is interrogative and emphasizes how they put patriotism before their own lives

Question 4

Structure/form

Answer 4

Dactylic diameter

6 stanzas of different lengths

No rhyming pattern but a lot of repetition

Form: ballad (poem that tells a story) - the first three verses reflects on the charge of the men, the fourth on the battle itself and the fifth talks about the aftermath.

Question 5

Similar/different

Answer 5

Highly trained

Discplined

Question 6

Introduction

Answer 6

Both Ted Hughes in “Bayonet Charge”, which is set in world war 1 and Alfred Tennyson in “The Charge of the light Brigad” which is set in the Crimean war explore the themes of patriatism, honour and courage. The poets present the effects of war by portraying the soldiers feelings as confusion and bravery.