Lord Tennyson's The Charge Of The Light Brigade

The Battle of Balaclava, fought on October 25, 1854, was a battle that took the lives of nearly 278 soldiers, all as a result of a miscommunication of orders. When news of the battle reached London, people felt a whirl of emotions and Alfred, Lord Tennyson was inspired to write “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” a poem about the fight. After reading his poem, my understanding of the real life events behind it has been greatly affected in a way that gives the events a deeper meaning. This poem emphasizes the bravery and loyalty of the horsemen, creates a more visual and emotional picture of the battle, and ________________________. Going into a battle requires a lot of bravery and this poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson emphasizes just how brave the horsemen were throughout the Battle of Balaclava. A piece of evidence that proves the bravery of these soldiers is, …show more content…
An example of this is, “Cannon to the right of them/Cannon to the left of them/Cannon in front of them” (Tennyson 94). By providing this description of what the six hundred soldiers were greeted with once they walked into the valley, I am better able to imagine the fear and terror that probably went through the horsemen when they realized what they got themselves into. Another piece of evidence from the poem that does this is, “Volley’d and thunder’d:/Storm’d at with shot and shell/boldly they rode and well,/into the jaws of Death…” (Tennyson 94). This description of what the 600 horsemen are going through in this valley affects my understanding of the real life events because I can imagine being there with them, watching them fight for their lives, and feel sympathetic that they had to go through this. The detailed descriptions that Alfred, Lord Tennyson uses throughout his poem bring to life the severity of the fire the six hundred horsemen were under and how brave and determined they