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.
- "Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward"
- 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.
- "Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell"
- 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.
- "Volley'd and thunder'd"
- 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.
- background
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