'The Charge of the Light Brigade'

Who are the characters in this poem?

• 600 British soldiers and Cossack and Russian soldiers

• Horses, men and Lord Tennyson

• Cannons, the battlefield and horses

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson, sabres and cannons

Where is this poem set?

• A battlefield nicknamed 'The Valley of Death'

• The Light Brigade

• In America during the revolutionary war

• In the poet's imagination

Who wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

• Wilfred Owen

• Soldiers from the battle

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

Alfred Tennyson was __________ ______________ at the time, which is why he was responsible for writing poetry about national events.

(a)  

'The Charge of the Light Brigade' is about which historical event?

• The Battle of Balaclava

• The First World War

• The Russian Revolution

• The Battle of Hastings

What is the major conflict in this poem?

• The 600 British soldiers won the battle

• The man had to ride horses instead of tanks

• The leader sent the British into a battle they couldn't win

• The Russians and Cossack soldiers lost the battle

What is the resolution in this poem?

• All of the 600 British soldiers survived

• Only a few of the 600 British soldiers survived

• None of the Russian soldiers survived

• None of the British soldiers survived

Which two messages is Alfred, Lord Tennyson trying to send in this poem?

• We should celebrate the courage and honour of the brave 600 soldiers

• War, under any circumstance, is a bad idea

• Don't follow a leader who gives bad commands

• War leads to senseless deaths which could be avoided

The poem is written with two lots of 1 stressed and 2 unstressed syllables per line. What is the term given to this rhythm?

• Iambic Pentameter

• Dactylic Dimeter

• Rhyming Couplets

• Tetrameter

What is the impact of using dactylic dimeter throughout the poem?

• It gives the poem a regular and relentless rhythm

• It provides uncertainty about what's to come

• It makes it easier to read the poem aloud