In the first stanza describes the order given, “Charge for the guns!” so without hesitation the soldiers comply and assault forward as quick as lightning (6). The six hundred’s courage and honor are undeniable in their final act of devotion. Stanza three describes the cannons as they were firing on the charge as “Volleyed and thundered; / Stormed” (4-5). All three adjectives describe lightning. The charge of the six hundred was in formation even as the cannons broke their ranks. The courage of the six hundred helped them stay together. In the fourth stanza the lines start with the same word, “Flashed all their sabres bare, Flashed as they turned in air” (1-2). The word ‘flashed’ reinforces the lightning imagery by evoking the sudden flashes of lightning as they massacre the cavalry. Tennyson’s diction choices represent lightning flashing against the charge of the six hundred, but the thought of the cavalry remaining in their charge demonstrates their
In the first stanza describes the order given, “Charge for the guns!” so without hesitation the soldiers comply and assault forward as quick as lightning (6). The six hundred’s courage and honor are undeniable in their final act of devotion. Stanza three describes the cannons as they were firing on the charge as “Volleyed and thundered; / Stormed” (4-5). All three adjectives describe lightning. The charge of the six hundred was in formation even as the cannons broke their ranks. The courage of the six hundred helped them stay together. In the fourth stanza the lines start with the same word, “Flashed all their sabres bare, Flashed as they turned in air” (1-2). The word ‘flashed’ reinforces the lightning imagery by evoking the sudden flashes of lightning as they massacre the cavalry. Tennyson’s diction choices represent lightning flashing against the charge of the six hundred, but the thought of the cavalry remaining in their charge demonstrates their