The Charge of the Light Brigade [Alfred Tennyson] - Form 4

Which of the following lines personify death and hell and make them seem like an imminent doom that brave soldiers cannot defeat or escape?

• Into the jaws of Death,/Into the mouth of Hell (stanza 3 lines 24-25)

• Stormed at with shot and shell/Boldly the rode and well (stanza 3 lines -22-23)

• Cannon to the right of them/Cannon to the left of them (stanza 3 lines 18-19)

• Into the valley of Death/Rode the six hundred (stanza 1 lines 7-8)

Which of the following is used by the speaker to focus on the extensive loss of life that resulted from this battle?

• Repetition of phrases such as " the Mouth of Hell"
• Repetition of "Cannon to the right of them/Cannon to the left of them"
• Repetition of "the six hundred" at the end of every stanza
• The use adverbs such as "boldly" and the use of verbs such as " charging"

What attitude does the speaker have towards the six hundred soldiers?

• He thinks the generals are at fault for their deaths

• He thinks their legacy should be one of honor

• He thinks politicians should prevent this from happening again

• He thinks they deserved what they got

"Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them" [line 18 to 19]

What can the reader infer about the battle based on those two lines?

Note: Infer means conclude, extrapolate, draw conclusion/ inference

• The soldiers were attacked through outpouring of guns and cannon balls at once

• The soldiers used cannon to attack their enemy

• The enemy was attacked by cannon

• Cannons were used as the main weapon in the war

How many soldiers were there who rode into the valley of death?

• 600 soldiers

• 400 soldiers

• 500 soldiers

• 1000 soldiers

How was the six hundred soldiers described in the poem?

• They were very brave

• They were very scared

• They were tired and very old

• They were very eager

The poem entitled "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is mainly about

• faithful horses in the British army in 1854

• a heroic cavalry in the Crimean War

• weapons used by the Russian army in 1854

• cavalrymen who carried lanterns to show the way

"Forward the Light Brigade" [line 9].

What does it mean?

• To move forward to the front

• To attack violently

• To reply to commander's command

• To run away from the battlefield

"Someone has blundered" [line 12]

What did the commander do?

• He gave the wrong command/order

• He ran away from the war

• He hid in his tent

• He instructed his soldiers to run away

What is the meaning of 'blundered' ?

• Made a gross or careless mistake

• A measurement of distance

• Attack violently

• Worried or scared