The Charge of the Light Bridge Flashcards
(9 cards)
Overall message of COLB
COLB exposes the glorification of war, celebrating the heroism of soldiers who bravely sacrifice themselves for their patriotic ideas, but also exposing the tragedies that came from blind obedience in war
“half a ___, half a ____ onwards”
“half a league, half a league onwards”
“rode the ______”
“rode the six hundred”
“theirs not to make ____
theirs not to ____ why
theirs but to do and ___”
“theirs not to make reply.
theirs not to reason why.
theirs but to do and die”
“into the ___ of death
into the mouth of ___
rode the six hundred”
“into the jaws of death
into the mouth of hell
rode the six hundred”
“flash’d all their ___ bare”
“flash’d all their sabres bare”
“when can their ___ fade?”
“when can their glory fade?”
“honour the ___ they made!
honour the ____ _____”
“honour the charge they made!
honour the light brigade”
“___ six hundred”
“noble six hundred”
