Charge of the light brigade Flashcards

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What is the big idea of ‘COTLB’?

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

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

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

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

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  • The repetition shows they are surrounded

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

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

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  • 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
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What is the context of ‘COTLB’?

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It is based of the crimean war

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What poems does it link too?

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