The Charge of the Light Brigade Flashcards
Who is the author of The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
LORD ALFRED TENNYSON
What is the context of The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
Crimean War
What is the structure of The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
Dimeter and Dactylic , rhythm and rhyme
What is the tone of The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
Pride
Patriotic
Respect
What are the themes of The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
Power of humans
War
Death
Religion
How are metaphors used in The Charge of the Light Brigade ?
‘All in the valley of Death’
How is death personified in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
‘Into the jaws of Death’
How us sibilance used in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
‘Shatter’d and sunder’d’
How is anaphora used in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
Theirs not to reason why,/Theirs but to do and die’
How is repetition used in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
“Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred”
How is hell personified in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
“Into the mouth of Hell”
How is hyperbole used in the Charge of the Light Brigade ?
“All the world wonder’d: “
