Charge of the Light Brigade

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  • Created on: 10-01-18 15:38
What is the poem based on?
A cavalry charge
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What does the poem celebrate?
The sacrifice they made for their country
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What meter does the poem use?
dactylic dimeter
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Why is this used?
To give the sense of horses galloping
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Why is alliteration used?
To tell its violent story.
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What does each stanza do?
Show the story of the progressing attack?
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What year is the poem based on?
1854
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What battle is the charge based on?
Battle of Balaclava
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What quote shows warfare is lines 5-6?
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
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What quote in lines 20-21 gives an increased build up in the charge?
"Cannon in front of them, volleyed and thundered"
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The sacrifice they made for their country

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