the charge light brigade Flashcards
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half a league ,half a league ,half a league onward all in the valley of death rode the six hundred
repetition makes a fast and dramatic opening
( valley of death ) shows how dangerous the valley is
forward the light brigade
no one questions the order and just follow it
theirs not to make reply
theirs not to reason why
theirs but to do and die
sense of duty
tells you the soldiers do there jobs and follow the orders even though the job is dangerous
also shows the Victorian attitude to war fair
cannon to right of them
cannon to left of them
cannon in front of them
how many cannons there were and how they are sort of trapped in a dangerous circle
volley’d and thunderd stormd at with shot and shell
metaphor makes the cannons seem powerful
in to the jaws of death
in to the mouth of hell
metaphor highlights they will die but in a heroic way [ again shows Victorians attitude to war fair ]
flashd all their sabers bare
flashd as they turnd in air sabring the gunners there
suggests the soldiers are heroic
charging an army
odds are not in their favour
all the world wonderd
the glory of the charge
shatterd and sunderd
shows the power of the charge
cannon to right of them
cannon to left of them
cannon behind them
again tells you they are surrounded by cannons
while horse and hero fell they had fought so well
bravery + getting honour for listening to orders with no questions asked
when can their glory fade O the wild charge they made
rhetorical question - fame is ever lasting
suggest the excitement and drama of the charge
honour the charge they made
honour the light brigade
noble six hundred
noble - heroic
direct adders to the readers to honour the bravery of the soldiers
they died in a very heroic way according to the people at the time
main theme of the poem
the six hundred were honourable in the way the acted by listening to orders even though life was not always promised this shows the Victorians attitude towards war fair
when was the poem set
Victorian area
