Charge of the light brigade

Question 1

What is the big idea of ‘COTLB’?

Answer 1

It celebrates the bravery of soldiers and seeks to honour the sacrifices these soldiers made

Question 2

What is the significance of ‘into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell’?

Answer 2

It is a metaphor and the reader pictures death as the soldiers ride closer to the Russian army, they are being swallowed in death

Question 3

What is the significance of ‘cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them, cannon in front of them’

Answer 3

• The repetition shows they are surrounded

- The rhythm certes by the repetition are mimics fore the horses feet as they go to fight

Question 4

What is the significance of ‘ Reel’d from the sabre stroke shatter’d and shudder’d’?

Answer 4

• The sibilance mimics the sounds of the swords swooshing the air copuld also be the sharp intakes of breath of men in pain and shock
• ‘Shatter’d means destroyed. shudder’d ,means to break into parts, this could refer to the army as a group or the men as individuals

Question 5

What is the context of ‘COTLB’?

Answer 5

It is based of the crimean war

Question 6

What poems does it link too?

Answer 6

• Bayonet charge - Both use strong imagery to highlight shocking conditions
• Exposure - Both use effective language to highlight the different pains and struggles