The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

-Battle of Balaklava
-Crimean war
-The British had a miscommunication
Alfred, Lord Tennyson- poet laureate- propaganda

Question 2

Onomatopoeia?

Answer 2

‘Canon to the right of them, canon to the left of them, canon in front of them’ -surrounded- heroism

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

‘Jaws of death’
‘Mouth of hell’
-shows how devastating the battle is

Question 4

Repetition (3)

Answer 4

‘Half a league, half a league’ -fast
‘Valley of death’- heroism
‘Rode the 600’- comradeship

Question 5

Rhythm and meter

Answer 5

Dactylic dimeter- shows how fast the horses are going.