The Charge Of The Light Brigade, Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes

Question 1

What quote is repeated throughout the early stanzas to evoke the memory of the “noble six hundred.”

Answer 1

“Rode the six hundred.”
Stanzas 1, 2 & 3

Question 2

What quote uses a metaphor to imply that the soldiers are committing suicide for the glory of war?

Answer 2

“Into the jaws of Death,”
Stanza 3

Question 3

What quote uses repetition and enjambment to emphasise the brutality of war?

Answer 3

“Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,”
Stanzas 3 & 5

Question 4

What quote uses a rhetorical question to reveal the extent of war propaganda in our society?

Answer 4

“When can their glory fade?” Stanza 6