The Charge of the Light Brigade Flashcards
1
Q
All in the valley of ……………….. rode the six hundred
A
death
2
Q
When will there …………. fade?
A
glory
3
Q
…………….. to the right of them, ……………. to the left of them
A
cannon, cannon
4
Q
What was the Charge of the Light Brigade?
A
. At the Battle of Balaclava, an order given to the British army’s cavalry division - known as the Light Brigade - was misunderstood and over 600 cavalrymen charged down a narrow valley straight into the fire of Russian cannons.
5
Q
Why did Tennyson write the poem?
A
The poem was written by Tennyson – who was Poet Laureate – as a piece of propaganda in order to put a positive spin on what was an embarrassing blunder for Britain.
