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charge of the light brigade - Coggle Diagram
charge of the light brigade
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written by Alfred Lord Tennyson
the poem was published 5 days after it was written, as tennyson wanted it to be read quickly
his intentions were to expose the reality of events to the public
context
the poem is about the crimean war, in which 600 men were told by mistake and miscommunication to charge straight into russian fire by the higher-ups
key ideas
is war morally right?
we need peace and not war
the soldiers are heroes for charging straight into the face of death and should be remembered
there is no room for blunders in war
key quotes
"some one had blunder'd
juxtaposes the severity of the situation
the moment the mistake is made, the meter pattern changes
"honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred
six hundred is repeated throughout the poem to reiterate how severe the mistake was and to commemorate all of the lives lost
the last stanza is focused on the men rather than the mistake to force the reader to remember them and focus on them instead of the higher-ups and finally to emphasise reality
when can their glory fade?
direct address and rhetorical question to the reader, commenting on memory
conflict