The charge of the light brigade- Alfred Lord Tennyson

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  • Charge of the Light Brigade- Alfred Lord Tennyson
    • background
      • based on crimean war- battle of balaclava.
      • decision to charge was wrong & most died.
    • Repetition
      • "Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward"
        • emphasises moving forward in battle.
      • "Into the mouth of hell"- "Back from the mouth of hell"
        • dramatic effect repeating metaphor.
      • "Rode the six hundred"
        • builds tension.
    • Imagery (metaphors)
      • "Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell"
        • reflects religious times.
      • "into the valley of death"
        • so many have been killed- inevitable fait.
    • dramatic language
      • "Volley'd and thunder'd"
        • represents cannons- calvary had little chance.
      • "plunged into the battery smoke"
        • chaos in the fighting.
      • "Storm'd at with shot and shell"
        • represents cannons- calvary had little chance.
      • "Flash'd all their sabres bare"
        • shows swords against guns- bare like there hope.
      • "Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them"
        • clearly surrounded- builds tension.
    • Heroes
      • despite having little chance, soldiers were strong.
      • "Theirs to do and die"
        • they bravely charged, prepared to die for their country.
      • "Sabring the gunners there"
        • didn't give up and tried their best.
      • "while horse and hero fell"
        • even though they fell, they were still a hero
      • "Bodly they rode and well"
      • "When can their glory fade?"
        • rhetorical- do these men deserve to be forgotten.
      • "Honour the charge they made...noble six hundred!"
    • Rhythm
      • used to show formality of the army- marching drums & horse hooves.
      • rhyming couplets: "he said" + "six hundred", "the charge they made" + "light brigade"
      • punctuation allows a pause and shows organisation.
    • power and conflict
      • brave approach to conflict- even though they failed.
      • fear of battle is still shown through metaphors- had little power.

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