Themes Flashcards
1
Q
What themes are used in Charge Of The Light Brigade?
A
- Power
- Sadness
- War
- Punctuation
2
Q
What quotations show the theme of power in Charge?
A
- ‘Flashed’ which is power of movement
- ‘Glory fade’ which is heroism of act
- ‘Saber’ which is power of sword
3
Q
Describe ‘forward the light brigade’
A
- Linked to power
- Command from officers, which is then linked to ‘do or die’ which is role of solider and heroism for country
4
Q
What quotations show the theme of sadness?
A
- ‘Not rode the six hundred’
- ‘Cannons to the right at them’ which shows they are being fired at from all angles and that there is no escape
5
Q
How does the Poet present war in ‘Charge Of The Light Brigade’
A
- ‘Not rode the six hundred’ which shows they are fighting as one
- ‘Officer in charge’ - giving orders
- ‘Forward the light brigade’
6
Q
Name the three main quotations linked to war in Charge
A
- ‘Valley of death’
- ‘Mouth of hell’
- ‘Jaws of death’
