The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson Flashcards
What is the Form of the Poem (Mr Bruff)?
Ballad - Rememberable and has a Chorus.
What is the Structure of the Poem (Mr Bruff)?
Dactylic Diameter.
Stress Syllables come at the End and the Middle of each Line followed by Two Syllables which are Unstressed.
When is the Structure Broken?
“Someone had Blundered.”
One Syllable after “Blund” rather than Two.
It is Broken to Draw Emphasis to this Line.
Alfred Tennyson was one of the Greatest Poets of the Victorian Era, and was Poet ___________ from 1850 until His Death in 1892. He Wrote this Poem in _______ as a Tribute to the Men who ______ in the Battle.
Laureate…1854…Died…
The Poem Describes a Disastrous Battle between British ___________ (Soldiers on Horseback) and Russian Forces During the __________ War (1853-1856).
Cavalry…Crimean…
A Misunderstanding meant that the Light __________ were Ordered to Advance into a Valley Surrounded by ________ Soldiers.
Brigade…Enemy…
The Cavalry were only Armed with __________, whereas the Russian Soldiers had ______. The Light Brigade were Virtually Defenceless Against their Enemies, and many of them were _________.
Swords…Guns…Killed…
Form of the Poem (CGP)?
Narrated in the Third Person, making it seem like a Story. The Regular Rhythm Creates a Fast Pacem Imitating the Cavalry’s Advance and Energy of the Battle. The Rhythm Hints the Chaos of the War.
