Charge Of The Light Brigade By Alfred Lord Tennyson
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
Summary:
Meaning:
Paragraph 1:
The poet's story is about 600 men riding into battle with enemy fire causing a light brigade. The are heading into certain death.
Paragraph 2:
The poet's story is about people getting confused and losing their courage, even though none of them knew their leader had made a mistake. Because of their loyalty no one questioned their leader's authority before they died.
Paragraph 3:
The poet's story is that although enemy fire was all around them, the 600 soldiers still rode on.
Paragraph 4:
The poet's story is that they rode on attacking the enemy line, but after being over powered the soldiers that were left retreated.
Paragraph 5:
The poet's story is that while the remaining soldiers were retreating, enemy fire quickly killed them all.
Paragraph 6:
The poet's story is that their glory will never fade because of their noble charge into the light brigade.
Context Written:
It was written in remembrance of the Battle Of Balaclava in 1854.
Comment:
The poem' Charge Of The Light Brigade' is very good at creating an atmosphere of what it would be like riding into battle.
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
Summary:
Meaning:
Paragraph 1:
The poet's story is about 600 men riding into battle with enemy fire causing a light brigade. The are heading into certain death.
Paragraph 2:
The poet's story is about people getting confused and losing their courage, even though none of them knew their leader had made a mistake. Because of their loyalty no one questioned their leader's authority before they died.
Paragraph 3:
The poet's story is that although enemy fire was all around them, the 600 soldiers still rode on.
Paragraph 4:
The poet's story is that they rode on attacking the enemy line, but after being over powered the soldiers that were left retreated.
Paragraph 5:
The poet's story is that while the remaining soldiers were retreating, enemy fire quickly killed them all.
Paragraph 6:
The poet's story is that their glory will never fade because of their noble charge into the light brigade.
Context Written:
It was written in remembrance of the Battle Of Balaclava in 1854.
Comment:
The poem' Charge Of The Light Brigade' is very good at creating an atmosphere of what it would be like riding into battle.