The Charge Of The Light Brigade Flashcards
Quotes p.1.
“Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward”
“in the valley of Death”
“‘’Charge for the guns!’ he said”
“Was there a man dismay’d?”
“Some one had blunder’d”
“Theirs not to” repeated “reason why”
“Cannon to” anaphora “in front” stanza 3 and “behind” stanza 5
Quotes p.2.
“Storm’d at with shot and shell”
“Into the jaws of Death” “Came thro’” stanza 3 vs 5
“Into the mouth of Hell” “Back from” stanza 3 vs 5
Repetition of “Flash’d”
“Flash’d all their sabres bare,
Flash’d as they turn’d in air”
“Sabring the gunners there”
Quotes p.3.
“All the world wonder’d”
Servers lines begin with verbs: “Charging” “Plunged” “Reel’d” and “Shatter’d”
“but not
Not the six hundred”
“Volley’d and thunder’d”
“horse and hero fell”
“left of them,
Left of six hundred”
“When can their glory fade?”
Repetition of “Honour”
STRUCTURE
- Tells the story of the battle in chronological order from charge to battle to retreat
- Final stanza is shorter and summarises the heroism of the brigade
FORM
- Narrated in third person, seems like a story
- Regular, relentless rhythm creates a fast pace, imitating cavalry’s advance and the energy of the battle
- Rhyming couplets and triplets drive the poem forwards
- Momentum broken by unrhymed lines which could mirror the horses stumbling and soldiers falling
- Overall lack of rhyme scheme hints at the chaos of war
Final Stanza Honour Quotes
“When can their glory fade?”
“O the wild charge they made!”
“Honour the charge they made”
“Honour the Light Brigade”
“Noble six hundred!”
