charge of the light brigade

Question 1

who wrote this poem

Answer 1

tennyson

Question 2

what inspired him to write this

Answer 2

saw an account of the combat in the paper -2nd hand account

Question 3

how does he view warfare

Answer 3

as honourable

Question 4

what is repeated in the first stanza

Answer 4

“half a league” - rhythmic - death march
“valley of death” - still instilled bravery even though they know there is certain death
“rode the six hundred” - refrain

Question 5

what is the reference to the false command that led this suicide mission

Answer 5

“some one had blunder’d” - offhand line makes it out to be a simple mistake yet it killed hundreds of soldiers

Question 6

what does tennyson believe a good soldier should be

Answer 6

obedient
- “theirs but to do or die”

Question 7

when does the refrain change

Answer 7

stanza 4 - “not the six hundred” shows how many soldiers died during the heavy conflict within the stanza

Question 8

how does the poem end

Answer 8

with the soldiers being admired - “when will their glory end?”
“honour the light brigade”
“noble six hundred”