Power and Conflict (Edexcel 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 official role
Tennyson's official role
Victorian poet laureate
Battle commemorated in the poem
Battle commemorated in the poem
Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War
Year the poem was written
Year the poem was written
1854
Main themes of the poem
Main themes of the poem
Bravery, heroism, and tragic futility
Technique in 'Half a league, half a league'
Technique in 'Half a league, half a league'
Repetition
Effect of 'Half a league' repetition
Effect of 'Half a league' repetition
Creates rhythmic pace, mimics cavalry advance
Technique in 'Into the valley of Death'
Technique in 'Into the valley of Death'
Imagery
'Theirs not to reason why' shows soldiers'
'Theirs not to reason why' shows soldiers'
Unquestioning obedience and duty
Technique in 'Stormed at with shot and shell'
Technique in 'Stormed at with shot and shell'
Alliteration
Technique in 'jaws of Death, mouth of hell'
Technique in 'jaws of Death, mouth of hell'
Personification
The poem's meter
The poem's meter
Dactylic Dimeter
Effect of dactylic dimeter in poem
Effect of dactylic dimeter in poem
Mirrors galloping rhythm of cavalry