Charge of the light brigade Flashcards
What is the big idea of ‘COTLB’?
It celebrates the bravery of soldiers and seeks to honour the sacrifices these soldiers made
What is the significance of ‘into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell’?
It is a metaphor and the reader pictures death as the soldiers ride closer to the Russian army, they are being swallowed in death
What is the significance of ‘cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them, cannon in front of them’
- The repetition shows they are surrounded
- The rhythm certes by the repetition are mimics fore the horses feet as they go to fight
What is the significance of ‘ Reel’d from the sabre stroke shatter’d and shudder’d’?
- 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
What is the context of ‘COTLB’?
It is based of the crimean war
What poems does it link too?
- Bayonet charge - Both use strong imagery to highlight shocking conditions
- Exposure - Both use effective language to highlight the different pains and struggles