The Charge Of The Light Brigade Flashcards

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Abstract concept

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À glorification of the inevitability and honor od dying in battle when faced with an insermountable enemy

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All in the valley of death rode the 600

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. All - everyone did what they were told
. The valley is personified as a place of death since death is inevitable there, imedialty establishing the inevitability of their deaths

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Other eid not to make reply, there is not to reason why, there is but to do and die

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Alteration suggest the military hiararchy do the thinking and ordering, the soldiers just do what they are told so they do not question their orders as they are not supposed to think about it, thier job is to do it and die doing it, belive they are diejng for their country and it’s a wonderful thing

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Then they rode back, but not the 600

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Instead of saying they were getting destroyed, they just I’ve a subtle reference they were being killed by the enemy, no not everyone went back

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Honor the charge they made!
Honour the light brigade, noble 600!

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Establishes that this isn’t a tragedy or a bad thing that they died, but it is honorable and we should honor them and thier sacrifice instead, do not think about thir death

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