The Charge of The Light Brigade Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is the charge of the light brigade about?
A
The poem is based on a real event where the Light Brigade was mistakenly ordered to charge directly into Russian artillery.
It honours their bravery and loyalty, even in the face of disaster.
2
Q
How does a poet use a repetition in charge of the light brigade?
A
“Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die”
3
Q
Short stanzas
A
Builds tension and mirrors the relentless forward charge.
4
Q
How do the writer use repetition again in charge of the light bridgade.
A
“Cannon to right of them, / Cannon to left of them, / Cannon in front of them”
5
Q
Context for charge of the light brigade?
A
Lord Tennyson in 1854, shortly after the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.
