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Charge Of The Light Brigade Flashcards

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Story line

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Poem celebrates the patriotism of the many brave English soldiers who died in the 1854 conflict

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Futility

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Pointlessness

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Themes

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Patriotic honor
The rules of war
The waste of war

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Context

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Crimean war

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Info

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A British cavalry attack in the Crimean war (1854-6)

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Info

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‘Noble six hundred!’ = proud, brave, courageous - an emotive word ~ Tennyson admires them ~ wants the reader to remember and respect them

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Comparison to other poems

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Bayonet charge 
Exposure
Poppies
The emigree 
Checking out me history
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Quote

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‘Left of six hundred’ = emphasizes the tragedy in each stanza

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Poetic techniques used

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Metaphor 
Repetition - 'six hundred'
Monosyllabic words
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
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