Charge of the Light Brigade - Tennyson Flashcards
1
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Structure
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- End stops –> End of life/death of 600
- 6 stanzas symbolises 600 soldiers
- Syntactical parallelism = repetition of sound for reader = imagery
2
Q
Meaning
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- To honour the 600 soldiers
- Remembrance & respect
- Highlight the mistakes made in war
3
Q
Imagery
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- “Plunged in the battery-smoke”
4
Q
Language
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- “into the jaws of death”
- “into the valley of death”
5
Q
Effect
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- Feel sympathy for soldiers
- Makes us understand the consequences of a mistake
