Has a reader ever asked themselves about an effect of a poem? Well I have, it was about the story of “The Charge of The Light Brigade,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This poem is about how the Charge of the Light Brigade came to be and how it happened. Also, The poem impacted me on how the reader understands the events of the Battle of Balaclava and the bravery, death, and losses that took place.
Tennyson indicates how brave the horsemen were and how they fought. In stanza two of source one it says,” … of orders, the light brigade of about 600 horsemen began to headlong charge into a valley near the city of Balaclava, “this means the horsemen were going into battle even through the miscommunication.”Also in Source three, stanza four, lines 13-15, it says “Theres not to make reply, ,Theirs not reason why, Theirs but to do and die…” These lines show bravery, loyalty, and dedication because this was the rhyme that they would say before they went into battle. It also means that it wasn’t the other people’s right to reply, reason why, but there's is to do and die.
Tennyson emphasizes the poem by using rhyme and repetition. In the poem it says “ Rode the six hundred”( Tennyson 93)and again Tennyson says, “Rode the six hundred,” this means that the six hundred were important,also that phrase is used after something had happened to the six hundred.
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In Source 1 it states “ … of orders, The Light Brigade of about 600 horseman began a headlong charge into a valley near the city of Balaclava… the valley was surrounded by Russian troops on three sides… estimated 278 of the British Light Brigade were killed or wounded,” ( Russell 88). This phrase develops the idea of eminent death by showing an example of an obvious end of their lives. Also, in Source 3 it says, “Into the valley of death,” (Tennyson 93). This line from the poem means that there stating that they are heading into a valley known for