The Charge of The Light Brigade – fill the gaps
Author : lois-ondreau | Published Date : 2025-08-04
Description: The Charge of The Light Brigade fill the gaps Tennyson in his Crimean War poem The Charge of the Light Brigade presents the death of the men as heroic brave and noble The men are charging on towards The of
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The Charge of The Light Brigade – fill the gaps Tennyson in his Crimean War poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ presents the death of the men as heroic, brave and noble. The men are charging on ______ _________ towards “The _____ of ________” which has biblical allusions as if they are on a holy _______, ________ _ ____ and ___ __ _____ _______. The metaphor creates the effect that they will ______ because they are going ________ a valley, which is an area that is surrounded by “_________”. They are ____________ ________ as the pronoun “he said” implies that they ______ __ ___ _____ _____ _______. EXTENSION – Write a sentence explaining the context mission horse Valley back Death prepared to die die into have no other option following must orders do As Cannons told they are The Charge of The Light Brigade – fill the gaps Tennyson in his Crimean War poem ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ presents the death of the men as heroic, brave and noble. The men are charging on horse back towards “The Valley of Death” which has biblical allusions as if they are on a holy mission, prepared to die and have no other option. The metaphor creates the effect that they will die because they are going into a valley, which is an area that is surrounded by “Cannons”. They are following orders as the pronoun “he said” implies that they must do as they are told. Tennyson, who was poet laureate, wrote the poem after seeing a newspaper report to honour the bravery of the men who fought so bravely, with little chance of survival. mission horse Valley back death prepared to die die into have no other option following must orders do as Cannons told they are The Charge of the Light Brigade In your own words, explain what you think the poem is about. Wilfred Owen Born in 1893. Enlisted in the army in 1915. He was inspired to enlist after visiting the wounded in hospital. Owen was injured and sent home in 1917. In 1918 he returned to the front line. November 4th, 1918: Owen was killed by machine gun fire. His parents received news of his death the same day that the bells rung out to celebrate the end of the war: November 11th. Owen was 25 when he died. Context: Exposure Exposure – fill
