Charge of the Light Brigade Flashcards
1
Q
“Rode the sixhundered”
A
shows the bravery of the soldiers
sinister - foreshadowing demise
repitition emphisises amount of death
“Noble”- shows how he wants them to be remembered
2
Q
“Charge”
A
the literal charge they made
shows charge (payment) of war is the lives of the soldiers
3
Q
“Jaws of death”
A
metaphor- personifies death and hell, making it sound like an inescapable monster
emphasises the solider bravery- knew likely to die
“valley of death”- reached the point at which they die
4
Q
Context
A
crimean war - 1850s
newspapers showed truth of war for first time
150 dead, 120 injured
bad order - generals, politician questioned
5
Q
Form + Structure
A
unperdictable rhyme scheme - unpredictable order
rhytm is like hooves - going into battle
