The Charge of the Light Brigade (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
Author of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Tennyson's role as a poet
Tennyson's role as a poet
Victorian poet laureate
Battle commemorated in the poem
Battle commemorated in the poem
Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War
Main themes of the poem
Main themes of the poem
Bravery, heroism, tragic futility
Technique: 'Half a league, half a league'
Technique: 'Half a league, half a league'
Repetition
Effect of 'Half a league' repetition
Effect of 'Half a league' repetition
Creates rhythmic pace mimicking cavalry advance
Technique: 'Into the valley of Death'
Technique: 'Into the valley of Death'
Imagery
Technique: 'Theirs not to reason why...'
Technique: 'Theirs not to reason why...'
Metaphor
'Theirs not to reason why' represents
'Theirs not to reason why' represents
Unquestioning obedience and duty
Technique: 'Stormed at with shot and shell'
Technique: 'Stormed at with shot and shell'
Alliteration
Technique: 'Into the jaws of Death'
Technique: 'Into the jaws of Death'
Personification
Meter/form of the poem
Meter/form of the poem
Dactylic Dimeter