The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Question 1

Narrative

Answer 1

A group of 600 British soldiers who were sent into battle against a much stronger group of Russian soldiers during the Crimean War.

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

Miscommunication led a group of soldiers to head into a battle with terrible results.

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

It is a narrative poem with features of the ballad form.

Question 4

Form

Answer 4

Stanza sound of marching of the horses hooves.

Question 5

Language techniques

Answer 5

Repetition of “Half a league”
Biblical references “All in the valley of Death”.