The charge of the Light Brigade

At the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 during the Crimean War, the ‘Light Brigade’, (a group of British soldiers), charged down a narrow valley to fight the Russian soldiers who had captured British guns. The Russians were at the end of the valley as well as on each side of it. The attack was not a wise choice and happened because of a misunderstanding of an order sent by the commander-in-chief. After following orders less than a third of these men survived.

Answer these questions in full sentences:

1. “If you were in the military and you were given an order, would you obey it – even if it meant putting your life on the line?  Why or why not?”

Yes, because if I didn’t I would be punished

2. What is a brigade?

A large group of soldiers

3. “Theirs not to make reply/Theirs not to reason why/Theirs but to do and die” - What did this mean for the soldiers?

They are not aloud to answer back or talk back

4. What makes this a narrative poem?

It tells a story

Stanza 1:

1. What does the Valley of Death mean? The poet uses this because the most people died from it
2. Who is “he” in line 6?The minder
3. What is the six hundred referring to? Six hundred soldiers.

Stanza:

Stanza 2:

1. Now that you see it in context, what does the line, “Theirs but to do and die” mean?

It meant to be tragic, the men was ordered to die.

Stanza 3:

1. What weapons are used against the Light Brigade?

Gun and cannons

2. What two things are personified here?

The jaws of death and mouths of hell.

Stanza 6:

1. Did the Light Brigade win or lose?

Lose

2. Are they seen as heroes?
   

1. About how many soldiers were in the Light Brigade?

2. What weapons did they carry?

 Sabre

3. What weapons did they face?

Cannons and Guns

4. Why did the Light Brigade charge?

They were ordered to.(it was a mistake)

5. How are the members of the Light Brigade survived at the end of the poem?

By being honoured

                                                     

List 3 facts about the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson

1.He died in 1892 (83) and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

2.His father died in 1831 (22) and returned home, died.

3.He continued to write and publish to the end:idylls of the king(1859,50), which was printed in an editor of 40.000, and reprinted within 6 months.