The Charge Of The Light Brigade Flashcards
1
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“Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell”
A
- biblical reference
- “death” and “hell” are personified as monsters that are unescapeable
- cyclinical -> returns to the beginning to emphasise that nothing could change their fate
2
Q
“Theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do or die”
A
- soldiers just follow orders
- they don’t ask questions as it wasn’t their place
- they are just used, expendable
3
Q
“Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade”
A
- repetition
- commanding the reader to remember them
- leaves the reader feeling like they should honour the cavalry
4
Q
“Six hundred”
A
- repetition
- emphasises the slaughter
- highlights how many innocent men died
5
Q
What is the tone of The Charge of the Light Brigade?
A
- quite like a song
- sounds like horses galloping -> creates a good atmosphere
6
Q
What went wrong?
A
- the British commander mistook his orders
- he instead ordered the cavalary to charge at the Russians artillary
- 600 horsemen obeyed and 400 were killed or wounded
7
Q
Where did the idea come from?
A
- Tennyson read an artical in the newspaper and was inspired
- he wrote the poem for awareness but people still didn’t really care
8
Q
Who was Alfred Lord Tennyson?
A
- a poet laureate
- in the poem he attempted to present the charge as a heroic defeat
9
Q
What is the structure of Charge of the Light Brigade?
A
- it has 6 stanzas, to represent the 600
- the stanzas are in chronolagical order as it’s a story
