the charge of the light brigade

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man dismay'd? Soldiers realise 45 reader. the order was Not tho' the soldier knew wrong do as they're commanded Some one had blunder'd: as it's their Repetition Creates the Theirs not to make reply, poet respects this. duty to obey. The effect of mpending Theirs not to reason why, Anaphora-emphasises doom 15 Theirs but to do and die:and sense of the soldiers obedience and inevitably into the valley of Death most will be killed even though thety- Rode the six hundred sense of patriotis,50 know 35 Reel'd from the sabre-stroke 5. Cannon to right of them, Anaphora- Cannon to left of them, Similar lines in stanza 3 but now Cannon behind them they're retreating. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, THEME - Patriotism Anaphora-reflects the way soldiers are surrounded 55 20 Cannon in front of them by the enemy's emphasises Volley'd and thunder'd; guns. Outnumbered. It also replicates the idea Storm'd at with shot and shell, of bullets Heroic Language could mean that people marvelied at their bravery or at that wandered why people were sent on the charge. Volley'd and thunder'd; Rhyming triplets Rarive the poem Storm'd at with shot and shell forward. While horse and hero fell, onomatopeic ADA English Develop your learning on AQA English e-Library e-Library verbs suggest noise They that had fought so well from cannons. sense of Came thro' the jaws of Death admiration is Back from the mouth of Hell, touched with sadness, All that was left of them, Andiplosis - The Left of six hundred. repetition of "left of reminds us that lives have been lost making the poem sound sad. 6. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'drethorical These images personify death and hell and make them sound ysounds aramatic and daring. Honour the charge they made! challenges the question that reader Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred! repetition- indicates this battle achieved international anaphora -command the sound of gunfire. Leave reader repeated to notoriety. 25 Into the mouth of Hell we monsters that Rode the six hundred. the soldiers can't escape. Repetition - the last 3 stancas end with the same line. It adds to the sense of forboding and reminds us the soldiers are outnumbered. with the idea that they should honour the calvary. Final line gives Tennyson's judgement of the soldiers. THEME- Patriotism & Honour "wild" suggests the charge was chaotic and disorganised.