This strong and persistent pattern imposes the formation of the cavalry. Honoring and commending both the survivors and the soldiers who had died during the war.ĥ Structure P C S R I L E The poem tells the story in chronological order, allowing the reader to clearly follow the the events and experiences that occurred during the "Charge of the Light Brigade There is a strong structure of three longer lines, followed by one shorter line. Stanza 6: Bewilderment of the destruction and bravery of soldiers during the horrific war. Everything has been left behind, including the dead soldiers who's lives will be remembered forever. However the violence and chaos of the war slowly disintegrates as many people are left after they have died in the war. Stanza 4: Continues the anger and violence. Stanza 3: Everyone is surrounded by violence as the charge and battle commences. The order " Into the valley of death" is repeated, making us focus on the command, accentuating their detrimental future. Stanza 2: Emphasizes the soldiers obedience. We already know that their future is uncertain and unforeseeable, as they are obediently following their orders, thus advancing to their death. " Charge for the guns!'"Ĥ Context P C S R I L E Stanza 1: This stanza shows the Light Brigade entering the battle. The tone of the poem engages the reader to feel proud and patriotic towards the British soldiers. The Russian soldiers had guns, illustrating how virtually defenseless they are against their enemies and how such a horrendous, misunderstood order, resulted in many deaths. Tennyson emphasizes the soldiers persistence in disastrous acts. The poem describes a disastrous battle between British cavalry and the Russian forces during the Crimean War.
The Light Brigade was British cavalry who charged to battle in 1854, during the Crimean War.ģ P C S R I L E " Charge for the guns!'" Poets intention Title Analysis Charge of the light brigade ' Charge' is a dynamic verb, imposing violence, death and action, this makes the reader quickly speculate and create assumptions that the poem is violent and about a corrupted and ferocious battle. Alfred Lord Tennyson Charge of the light brigade
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