Charge of the Light Brigade - Lord Tennyson Flashcards
What themes are shown in the Charge of the Light Brigade?
- War and conflict
- Bravery
- Loss and death
How is war and conflict shown?
This poem is all about war and the charge in the Crimean war. There is a lot of conflict as all of the six hundred died.
What quotes show war and conflict?
“into the valley of death”
“charge for the guns”
“forward the light brigade”
How do these quotes show war and conflict?
they know they are most likely going to die but they decide to fight for their country in war. The command they were given to “forward” will create a lot of conflict as they are going towards guns that will shoot them down.
How is bravery shown?
Even though the soldiers know they will die doing this they are brave and do it anyway because they feel like it is their duty to fight.
What quotes show bravery?
“noble six hundred”
“boldly they rode”
“honour the light brigade”
How do these quotes show bravery?
It shows that they are very noble and everyone needs to honour them because the fought willingly for their duty and for others. They rode bravely for everyone whether they would die or not.
How is loss and death shown?
The six hundred died because they were fighting for their duty and because they were brave and noble.
What quotes show loss and death?
“while horse and hero fell”
“all that was left of them”
How do these quotes show loss and death?
“while and horse and hero fell” hints that there was death happening the whole time and nearly all of them died fighting bravely.
