charge of the light brigade - Tennyson Flashcards
what is the charge of light brigade about
Tennyson focuses on the battle of balaclava where an English light brigade was ordered to ride into a valley where they were ambushed by Russians and the 600 soldiers didn’t stop
what does the poem do
praises the bravery of the soldiers and questions the leadership blunder that led to death
what was Alfred tenysson when he wrote charge of the light brigade
poet laurette
how does tenysson foreshadow the coming events
commander orders the light brigade to charge “into the valley of death” valley of death repeated throughout
how does the writer suggest the soldiers inferior position that led them to death
“theirs not to reason why, there’s but to do and die”
repetition suggests the soldiers didn’t even question the move, they listened to the people in power and instead of complaining they sacrificed themselves
how does there writer structure the poem
six stanzas for 600 people
what quote shows the honour of the soldiers
“honour the light brigade”
what quote suggests the pointlessness of war
“all the world wondered”
