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Charge of the Light Brigade (Violence and Chaos of War (Horrific imagery…
Charge of the Light Brigade
Honour
The repetition of the imperative verb
"Honour"
emphasises how the reader should express admiration for the fallen soldiers
He also uses
heroic language
like
"boldly" "noble" "charging"
to highlight the honour of their sacrifice
Violence and Chaos of War
Horrific imagery like
"Valley of death"
to highlight the danger of the situation
He uses
personification
like
"Jaws of Death"
to show the brutal fate awaiting the soldiers
Violent
verbs
like
"volleyed" "thundered" and "stormed"
to highlight the chaos
Use of
onomatopoeia
and
repetition
with verb
"flash'd"
to create vivid image of fighting
Powerlessness of Soldiers
“Theirs not to make reply, / Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die”
repetition and rhyme shows the lack of control the soldiers have over their fate.
“Cannon to the right of them / Cannon to the left of them / Cannon in front of them”.
Highlights how defensless the soldiers are and how their fate is inescapable.
"Rode the six hundred"
.
Repetition
to show how they had to keep going with no power to stop.
Key Comparisons
Horror and Reality of War
War Photographer
Bayonet Charge
Remains
Effects of War and Conflict
War Photographer
Remains
Bayonet Charge
Kamikaze