Charge Of The Light Brigade

Front 1

'Half a league'

Back 1

League is approx. 3 miles, shows distance they must travel

also shows not up to the challenge ahead.

Front 2

'valley of Death'

Back 2

biblical allusion. shows horrors they face. connotations of hell

Front 3

'Rode the six hundred.'

Back 3

Repetition of this builds up tension, dragging out the charge.

Front 4

Repetition of 'Theirs' and 'six hundred'

Back 4

objectifies them as a symbol rather than men.

makes the tone more solemn to show impending doom.

Front 5

'Cannon to right of them,/Cannon to left of them,/Cannon in front of them'

Back 5

Cannon demonstrates how the odds are against them.

repetition shows scale of guns against them

Front 6

'Into the jaws of Death'

Back 6

Personifies Death, used to exaggerate the futility and bravery of the soldiers since they will die.

Front 7

'All the world wondered.'

Back 7

Hyperbole: exaggerates scale of mistake

Front 8

'Not the six hundred.'

Back 8

changes the tone. 'not' implies the six hundred have mostly died.

Front 9

'Cannon the right of them,/Cannon to left of them,/ Cannon behind them'

Back 9

repetition from before but in reverse, shows they're retreating.

Front 10

'While horse and hero fell.'

Back 10

Glorification of men, making them symbols of bravery rather than real men

Front 11

'Back from the mouth of Hell'

Back 11

Mirrors the third stanza to emphasise bravery and loss

Front 12

'When can their glory fade?'

Back 12

Rhetorical question. Poet doesn't seem sad that these men died, more concerned for their glory.

Front 13

Honour the Light Brigade

Back 13

Imperative, demands respect of the men, despite people questioning their charge. Poet is showing men should be respected even if their charge shouldn't be.

Front 14

Effect of Rhyme Scheme

Back 14

military rhythm. used to reflect military nature of poem's conflict.