poem five the charge of the light brigade Flashcards
poem summery
600 soldiers rode on horse back, none of them distressed by the command to charge forward although they knew it was a mistake
few of them survived and the world marvelled at their courage
first stanza what it’s about and quote
the soldiers are courageous as they ride towards
“the valley of death”
they know they’ll probably die
second stanza what it’s about and quote
they carry on and realise that someone has made a mistake, the command to charge forward was a mistake but they follow the order anyway
“Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blunder’d”
stanza three what it’s about and quote
they have arrived and are being shot at continuously and still they are brave
“boldly they rode and well,
into the jaws of death”
fourth stanza what it’s about and quote
they only had swords while the Russians had guns, they were losing and many died still with bravery and the world wondered how
“all the world wonder’d”
“plunged into the battery-smoke”
stanza five what it’s about and quote
they left but the majority were dead
“all that was left of them left the six hundred”
stanza sic what it’s about and quote
all of the world marvelled and honoured the men who had died
“honour the charge they made!
honour the light brigade”
how was the poem written
strong rhythm reflects on the strong formation of the calvary
what poem does charge of the light brigade link to and why?
bayonet charge because;
both about soldiers charging into battle,
bayonet charge focuses on the emotional response of an individual while charge of the light brigade focuses on the impact of military action
