Charge of the light brigade Flashcards
(13 cards)
“_ valley _ _”
“the valley of death”
“theirs _ _ _ and _”
“theirs but to do and die”
“into _ _ _ death _ _ mouth _ _”
“into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell”
“cannon _ _ _ _ them ,_ _ _ _ _ them, _ _ front _ _”
“cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them, cannon in front of them”
violent verbs
“flash’d” “shatter’d” “sunder’d” “charging”
“someone had _”
“someone had blundered”
“theirs not _ _ _, _ _ _ reason _”
“theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why”
“honour _ _ _ made, _ _ _ brigade, _ _ hundred”
“honour the charge they made, honour the light brigade, noble six hundred”
“_ _ their _ _”
“when can their glory fade”
“horse _ _ _”
“horse and hero fell”
Context in Charge of the light brigade
- published after a disastrous military charge during the battle of balaclava in the Crimean war- 600 soldiers charged headlong into heavily defended Russian artillery position
-poet laureate- responsibility to make light of situation, however still commented on the “blunder”
form/ structure in Charge of the light brigade
-ballad, remembers a historical event
-dactylic diameter- mirrors sound of horses galloping
-repetition of “the six hundred” -huge loss
Key themes in Charge of the light brigade
-heroism + courage
-patriotism + loyalty
-duty + obedience
-inefficiency of war
