The Charge of the Light Brigade- by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Question 1

The charge of the Light Brigade:
Who is the poet here?

Answer 1

Lord Tennyson

Question 2

The charge of the Light Brigade:
What is the meaning here?

Answer 2

-Poem accounts the catastrophic charge by Light Brigade during Crimean War.
-It is written in celebration of the heroic soldiers who gave service to their commander and their cause.

Question 3

The charge of the Light Brigade:
What is the metre here?

Answer 3

Dactylic Dimeter

Question 4

The charge pf the Light Brigade:
“Into the valley of Death”
What is some analysis of this quotation?

Answer 4

Religious imagery- elevates the morbid event and presents it to forebode the outcome.

Question 5

The charge of the Light Brigade:
“Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why”
What is some analysis of this quotation?

Answer 5

Anaphora- puts blame on leaders and presents soldiers as dutiful.
Parallelism- implies a sense of duty.

Question 6

The charge of the Light Brigade:
“Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!”
What is some analysis of this quotation?

Answer 6

Epithet- highlights the glorification of war.

Question 7

The charge of the Light Brigade:
What is some context here?

Answer 7

-After a period of experiencing intense poverty, Tennyson was given the role of poet laureate. In this position, he was duty bound to glorify war to the British public to defend the positions of the aristocracy.