The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred Lord Tennyson

1. 'Into the jaws of death' - Metaphor, trapped, eaten up by enemy

2. 'Into the mouth of Hell' - Metaphor, heat of battle, pain

3. 'Into the valley of death' - Metaphor, war's a road to death

4. 'Half a league' - Mile and a half

5. 'Rode the six hundred' - Repetition, Psalm 23

6. 'Blunder'd' - Verb, made a mistake, power in one persons hand, power over whole army

7. 'Charge for the guns!' - Command, courage

8. 'Canon in front' - Approaching battle/enemy

9. 'Canon' - Repetition, noun, surrounded, danger, battle, death

10. 'Canon behind' - Retreating, leaving battle

11. Written to celebrate bravery of soldiers

12. 'Forward' - Adverb, keep going

13. 'Boldly' 'Well' - Adverbs, brave, skilled

14. Honour to die for country

15. 'What was a man dismay'd?' - Rhetorical question, no fear

16. 'Not the six hundred' - Unity broken, killed, injured, less men

17. Strong rhythm - Galloping

18. Each stanzas represents 100 men

19. 'Theirs not to make reply, theirs but to reason why, theirs but to do and die' - Repetition, disempowered, do what they're told, die for country

20. 'Flash'd' - Repetition, verb, not afraid, willing to fight

21. 'Thunder'd' - Verb, deafening

22. 'All the world wonder'd' - Counting on them, what happened, why didn't they win?

23. 'Plunged' - Verb, surrounded, pushed in

24. 'Shot and shell' - Alliteration, bullets, bombs

25. 'Cossack and Russian' - Nouns, ememies

26. 'Reel'd' - Verb, pulled away

27. 'Shatter'd' - Adjective, broken physically, broken spirit

28. 'Storm'd at' - Verb, storm of bombs, bullets

29. 'Horse and hero' - Nouns, positive, what they've done is good, not just people

30. 'Came thro' the jaws of death' - Metaphor, survivors, fought out, should be dead

31. 'Back from the mouth of Hell' - Metaphor, carry demons with them, not the same, made it back

32. 'Left of six hundred' - Not all made it back

33. 'When can their glory fade?' - Rhetorical question, glorious, remembered

34. 'Wild' - Desperate, crazy

35. 'Honour the charge they made!' - Appreciate what they went through

36. 'Honour the Light Brigade' - What they did for their country

37. 'Noble six hundred!' - Positive ending, praise, others should do same