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The charge of the Light Brigade ("Light" (Great/almighty, Hope…
The charge of the Light Brigade
"Charge"
Dangerous
Anger
Power
Disagree
Speed
Courageous
Stored
Prosecute
Determined tone, implies strong chance of wining battle
"Light"
Great/almighty
Hope-religious
Warmth
Powerless
Mood
Energy
Health
Bright colour
Small
Unprepared
Negative connotations, poor preparation, foreshadows death
Context
Crimean war
Battle of Balaclava
Lord Raglan attacked the Russians
Poorly understood desicion
The cavalry went to the wrong place
Poem about courage
"Theirs not to make reply / Theirs not to reason why/ Theirs but to do and die"
All three lines rhyme and are all 6 syllables long:
It shows how repetitive and obedient the men are.
The rhyme emphasises the word “die”- it is the last word to rhyme and so breaks the pattern.
It is really powerful because it really happened. These men really died. It is also very emphatic and direct
It reflects how powerless the men were over their own fate. The poet feels horror.
Anaphora (repetition at the start of words).
Anaphora (repetition at the start of words).
It illustrates their repetitive sense of duty (marching), shows how utterly trained and obedient they are.
It could reveal the men will thoughtlessly blindly follow order even to their death- which seems pointless, foolish and naïve.
Overall, the poet admires their bravery to ride to their certain death
“Theirs not”:
Literal meaning shows the soldiers have no choice
“Theirs” collective 3rd person pronoun. Emphasises that the men are a team. Also makes us reflect on how many men go to their death without a choice.
"Into the valley of death Rode the six hundred
“Valley of Death”:
This was a direct reference to the bible “Yea, though I walk through the valley of Death, I will fear no evil” (Psalm 32)
This reflects the poet is religious and believes the soldiers will die and go to heaven. It implies he believes that the men felt they were going to heaven to and felt hope as well as pride and comfort.
Death = capital letter (Making a proper noun)- personifying death- The Grim Reaper- a frightening image of doom
It also could show the horror and tragedy of their death
Alternatively, God taking back his people to paradise
Dactylic rhythms(in threes)
Sounds like horses galloping
Shows us their deaths were fast and frightening- they were powerless
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Romantic poet who was more interested in mystical an godly aspects of life than scientific progress. This bible reference proves it