The Charge of the Light Brigade notes
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- Created on: 08-12-16 07:39
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- half a league, half a league,- about 1 and a half miles, suggested they travelled a long way and kept going
- half a league onward,-
- all in the valley of Death-
- rode the six hundred.-
- 'Forward, the Light Brigade!- there is no going back
- Charge for the guns!' he said:- lord cardigan
- into the valley of Death- inevitable that they would die
- rode the six hundred- repetition
- 'Forward, the Light Brigade!'- repetition
- Was there a man dismay'd?-
- not tho' the soldier knew- men don't feel discouraged
- some one had blunder'd:-
- theirs not to make reply,- they're not supposed to answer back
- theirs not to reason why,-
- theirs but to do and die:-
- into the valley of Death-
- rode the six hundred.- presented as one group with one purpose
- cannon to right of them,- surrounded
- cannon to left of them,-
- cannon in front of them-
- volley'd and thunder'd;- sound of cannons
- storm'd at with shot and shell,-
- boldly they rode and well,- patriotic, pride
- into the jaws of Death,- personification
- into the mouth of Hell- pain, torture
- rode the six hundred.-
- flash'd all their sabres bare,- repetition
- flash'd as they turn'd in air-
- sabring the gunners there,-
- charging an army, while- reference to title, team
- all the world wonder'd:- why did they follow the order
- plunged in the battery smoke-
- right thro' the line they broke;-
- Cossack and Russian-
- reel'd from the sbare-stroke- anger
- shatter'd and sunder'd.-
- then they rode back, but not-
- not the six hundred.- people have been lost
- cannon to right of them,- repetition
- cannon to left of them,-
- cannon behind them-
- volley'd and thunder'd;-
- storm'd at with shot and shell,-
- while horse and hero fell,-
- they that had fought so well- admiration
- came thro' the jaws of Death- personification
- back from the mouth of Hell,- given everything, have come out alive, repetition
- all that was left of them,- reality
- left of six hundred.- insinuates very few
- when can their glory fade?- lost soldiers
- O the wild charge they made!- weren't supposed to be doing it
- all the world wonder'd,- wondered why they had been sent to fight
- Honour the charge they made!-
- Honour the Light Brigade,-
- Noble six hundred!- patriotism, everyone honoured whether they died or not
summary
- six hundred soliders charge forward into a valley to engage in a battle between British and Russian troops during the Crimean War
- in the valley they meet the enemy and are badly disadvantaged, but the soldiers press…
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