Charge Of The Light Brigade

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

From the point of view of a man who seems to be pro war as he watches soldiers fight against the enemy

Question 2

“When can their glory fade”

Answer 2

Shows that the speaker admires the soldiers and introduces their approval for war. Admire the soldiers for their actions and view them as “heroes”

Question 3

“into the valley of death”

Answer 3

This shows that the speaker thinks the soldiers are brave, their actions are also made to seem rehearsed (they move as a single unit) so it could be argued that they dont really know what they’re doing - are they really brave or just following orders.

Question 4

“six hundred” - “left of the six hundred”

Answer 4

The numbers decreasing shows that the soldiers are dying and paired with the hecticness of the poem it suggests that this is happening quite fast.

Sense of anonymity/ group as no single individual is referenced.

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

The poem has lots of commas; pauses = action and the lost like structure suggests that everything is happening quite fast

Question 6

Compare to

Answer 6

• Bayonet charge
• Remains
• Exposure
• Kamikaze
• War photographer
• Poppies

Question 7

Author

Answer 7

Alfred Lord Tenyson