Charge of the Light Brigade

• "All in the valley of death rode the six hundred"

  hyperbolic metaphor emphasises the soldiers bravery as they ride into death unknowingly

  "valley" beautifies the death of the soldiers referencing to the bible to allude the fact that soldiers transcend humanity and find comfort in God

  "six hundred" denies the soldiers individual identities
• "Volleyed and thundered; stormed at with shot and shell"

  onomatopoeic phrase "volleyed and thundered" evokes the readers senses and heightens the violence

  "volleyed" shows the attack was incessant and unstoppable. "thundered" connotes destruction

  Pathetic fallacy reflects the mood showing the soldiers cannot win as they're fighting something inevitable and superior to human strength
• "Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of Hell"

  animal imagery of "jaws" shows the battle is brutal and inhumane

  metaphor "jaws of death" makes the death seem unavoidable and painful

  noun "mouth" shows that the soldiers are being consumed by the violence

  religious imagery of "hell" makes the battle seem like a punishment
• poems to compare to:

  exposure

  remains

  bayonet charge
• irregular rhyme scheme mirrors the chaos of war