The Charge of the Light Brigade notes

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  • Created by: loupardoe
  • 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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