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English - Power And Conflict poetry 📗 Flashcards

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Who is the poet of the poem ‘Ozymandias’?

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

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What is the significance of the title ‘Remains’ by Simon Armitage?

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It refers to the lasting impact of violence and war on individuals

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In ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen, what is the main focus of the poem?

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The harsh realities of war and the suffering endured by the ambitious soldiers

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What are the main themes in Ozymandias?

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• The inevitable decline of those in power
• Power of nature is incomprehensible
• Criticism of tyranny

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What does the inscription on the pedestal in Ozymandias say?

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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

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What is the significance of the broken statue in Ozymandias?

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It symbolizes the transience (fleeting nature) of power and how egotism eventually humbles you

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What is the setting of Ozymandias?

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A desert landscape with a broken statue

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What does the word ‘visage’ mean in the context of Ozymandias?

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Face or facial expression

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What historical figure inspired the character of Ozymandias in the poem?

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Ramesses II, an Egyptian pharaoh

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Key quotes in Ozymandias

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• ‘I met a traveler’
• ‘sneer of cold command’
• ‘colossal wreck’
• ‘lone and level sands stretch far away’
• ‘the hand that mocked them’

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Who is the author of the poem ‘London’?

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William Blake

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What are the main themes of the poem ‘London’?

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• Social injustice
• The effects of industrialization (nature disrupted)
• Loss of innocence

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What does the repeated word ‘charter’d’ in the poem ‘London’ suggest?

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Control and restriction is widespread

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What is the significance of the ‘blackening church’ in the poem ‘London’?

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Represents the corruption and hypocrisy of the church

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What does the ‘mind-forg’d manacles’ in the poem ‘London’ symbolize?

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Mental imprisonment and oppression

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What is the tone of the poem ‘London’?

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Melancholic and critical

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What historical context influenced the writing of the poem ‘London’?

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• Corruption of the church and monarchy
• Industrialisation
• French Revolution

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Key quotes in the poem London

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• ‘chartered Thames does flow’
• ‘mark in every face I meet’
• ‘every infants cry of fear’
• ‘mind forged manacles’
• ‘blackening Church appalls’
• ‘runs in blood down Palace walls’

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Caesura meaning

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Punctuation in the middle of a line

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Enjambment meaning

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When the lines run on

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What to analyse about a poem’s structure

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• The title
• Rhyme scheme
• Punctuation
• Caesura
• Enjambment
• Stanza length

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Who is the author of the poem ‘The Prelude’?

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William Wordsworth

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What are the main themes of ‘The Prelude’?

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• Power and beauty of nature (concept of the sublime)
• Power of memories and how it affects present understanding
• Connection between place and identity (existentialism)

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In what form is ‘The Prelude’ written?

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Epic poem/autobiographical poem

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What is the significance of the boat in ‘The Prelude’?

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Symbolizes the journey of life and personal growth

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Where is the setting of ‘The Prelude’?

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The Lake District in England

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What is the role of memory in ‘The Prelude’?

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Memory serves as a powerful tool for reflection and self-discovery

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What is the tone of ‘The Prelude’?

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Reflective and introspective

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What literary movement does ‘The Prelude’ belong to?

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Romanticism

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How does ‘The Prelude’ explore the concept of the sublime?

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Through descriptions of nature and moments of awe-inspiring beauty

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Existentialism meaning

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Have ideas greater than yourself that make you question your purpose

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Key quotes in The Prelude

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• ‘I unloosened her chain’
• ‘led by her’
• ‘huge peak, black and huge’ (Volta)
• ‘there hung a darkness, call it solitude’
• ‘no pleasant images of trees’

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Who wrote My Last Duchess?

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Robert Browning

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Key themes in the poem My Last Duchess

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• Corrupt power of humanity
• Inferiority of women
• Tyrannical leadership

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Significance of the title ‘My Last Duchess’

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It denotes a patriarchal society where women are inferior and men are entitled

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Why is Fra Pandolf’s name repeated in My Last Duchess?

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The duke repeats the artist of the painting’s name to show off revealing his egotism

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What does the curtain symbolise in My Last Duchess?

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• Used as a metaphor for death
• Represents the duke’s controlling and possessive nature
• He pulls it aside to reveal his dead wife’s portrait showing his manipulation over her image and memory

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Key quotes in the poem ‘My Last Duchess’

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• ‘The curtain I have drawn for you’
• ‘gift of a 900 years old name with anybody’s gift’
• ‘I choose never to stoop’
• ‘then all smiles stopped together’
• ‘ master’s known munificence is ample warrant’
• ‘Notice Neptune taming a sea horse’

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Which poems can you compare with for the theme power and control?

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• Ozymandias
• London
• My Last Duchess
• The Prelude

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Who wrote Charge of the Light Brigade?

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Lord Tennyson

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What literary time period was My Last Duchess written in?

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• Written in the Victorian Era
• Set in the Renaissance era
• Browning does this to disguise his criticism of society and make his message more convincing

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When was the Battle of Balaclava? (Crimean War)

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1854

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Big ideas in Charge of the Light Brigade

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• Mankind is its own enemy (futility of war)
• Heroism and valour of the soldiers
• Criticisms of those in power
• Camaraderie (close trust between those sharing same experience)

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Key quotes in Charge of the Light Brigade

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• ‘Half a league, half a league, half a league onward’
• ‘Theirs not to make reply’
• ‘Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred’
• ‘Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them’
• ‘When can their glory fade?’
• ‘Rode the 600’ (repeated)

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What form was the poem ‘My Last Duchess’ written in and what’s its signinficance?

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• Dramatic monologue (poem revealing speaker’s inner thoughts)
• Shows self obsession and narcissism
• Only one voice (voice of a male) is heard demonstrating patriarchy

• Written in iambic pentameter
• Controlled flow of words mirror the duke’s control over his wife

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Why was the Charge of the Light Brigade written?

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• Lord Tennyson commemorates the courage of the soldiers
• A miscommunicated message led to a charge from the light brigade against the advantaged Russians
• Form of propaganda

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Who wrote the poem Exposure?

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Wifred Owen

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What time period was Exposure written in?

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1917
World War 1

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Shellshock meaning

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Trauma caused by conflict

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Big ideas in the poem Exposure

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• Futility of war
• Nature is the real adversary
• Soldiers’ isolation and despair
• Harsh reality of war

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Key context about Shelley

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• Romantic poet
• He advocated social change
• Opposed those in power

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What is the structure of the poem Ozymandias and how is it significant?

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• Written in sonnet form (only 14 lines) to show transience of human achievement compared to vastness of nature and time

• Caesura is used through out to resemble the breaking of the statue reminding us that nature is more powerful

• Enjambment is used throughout to highlight how nature is infinite

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Key context about William Blake

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• Founding father of Romantic poetry
• Believed in social equality
• ‘London’ is part of a collection called ‘Songs of Experience’ (lost innocence due to corruption)
• Challenged authority of the Chruch and monarchy

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What is the structure of the poem London and how is it significant?

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• Title is the capital city showing how corruption is a widespread problem

• Consistent rhyme scheme/ stanza length representing class system structure and how everyone is affected by it

• Enjambment demonstrates how social injustice keeps going on unsolved

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Key context about Wordsworth

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• Romantic poet
• Disagreed with industrialisation and those in power
• Supported French Revolution

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What is the structure of the poem The Prelude and how is it significant?

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• Written in the form of an autobiographical poem

• Enjambment is used throughout denoting human inability to fully comprehend nature and is always being discovered

• Doesn’t have a fixed rhyme scheme showing how our perception of things from memory doesn’t always stay the same

• Composed of different stanza lengths which portrays the different views towards nature in this poem

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Key context about Browning

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[might come soon]

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What is the structure of the poem My Last Duchess and how is it significant?

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• Written as 1 long stanza which could show how the male voice is dominant in this poem and society

• Enjambment is used portraying the duke’s manipulation of the duchess throughout her lifetime and after her death too

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Key context about Lord Tennyson

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[might come soon]

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What is the structure of the poem Charge of the Light Brigade and how is it significant?

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• The use of enjambment represents the legacy the soldiers left

• Caesura is rarely present which suggests the determination and resilience of the soldiers

• Inconsistent rhyme scheme represents miscommunication from those in command

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Key context about Owen

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• Fought in the trenches in WW1
• Suffered from shellshock
• Used poetry as a way of processing the horrors of war

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What is the structure of the poem Exposure and how is it significant?

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• The title shows how nature exposes the true side of war

• Caesura portrays the lack of confidence from the soldiers and how theyre at breaking point

• Consistent stanza length shows the endless nature of war and how it’s also futile

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Key quotes in the poem Exposure

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• ‘Our brains ache in merciless iced winds that knife us’
• ‘we keep awake because the night is silent’
• ‘poignant misery of dawn’
• ‘but nothing happens’ (repeated)
• ‘for love of God seems dying’
• ‘burying party’ (frost)

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What are the similarities between the poems that explore power and control?

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• Corrupt nature of human power
• Tyrannical/egocentric leadership
• Fleeting nature of power (finite)

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What are the differences between the poems that explore power and control?

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• Just ‘The Prelude’ and ‘Ozymandias’ explore nature’s infinite power over humanity’ vulnerability
• ‘My Last Duchess’ focuses on mysogyny and the patriarchy
• ‘London’ and ‘Ozymandias’ discretely criticises society (particularly against monarchy and church while avoiding persecution)

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Who is the poet of Bayonet Charge?

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Ted Hughes

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Key context about Ted Hughes

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• Father fought in WW1 and became traumatised
• Hughes wanted to highlight the brutality of war to honour his father

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Big ideas in the poem Bayonet Charge

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• Man is the real enemy
• Futility of conflict
• Brutal reality of war
• Nature remains unchanged

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When was Bayonet Charge written?

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• Published in 1957
• Set in WW1

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How does the title ‘Bayonet Charge’ challenge traditional war heroism?

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It depicts soldiers as frightened and instinctual rather than glorified heroes revealing war’s true horrors

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What does the metaphor ‘cold clockwork of the stars’ in Bayonet Charge convey?

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• Demonstrates themes of fate and the mechanised nature of war which suggests a lack of human control and futility
• Could also dehumanise the soldiers to machines who are beginning to lose their feelings, hope and loyalty

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Key quotes in the Bayonet Charge

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• ‘Suddenly he awoke and was running’ (medias res)
• ‘Bullets smacking the belly out of the air’
• ‘A rifle as numb as a smashed arm’
• ‘cold clockwork of the stars’
• ‘king, honour, human dignity etcetera’

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What is the structure of the poem Bayonet Charge and how is it significant?

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• Enjambment is used to portray the futility of war and endless violence

• Shrinking stanza lengths could denote how the soldiers’ loyalty are shrinking

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What poems can you compare for the theme power and conflict?

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• Charge of the Light Brigade?
• Exposure
• Bayonet Charge

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