Charge of the Light Brigade

• ''Storm'd at with shot and shell''

  • storm'd = violent verb
  • shot and shell = sibillance mimics the sound of whizzing bullets past them, unfair fight?
• ''while // All the world wonder'd''

  • All = everyone but the soldiers shocked and questioning this
  • world = internationally condemmed
  • wonder'd = loss of faith in army - don't feel safe
• ''Into the jaws of death // into the mouth of hell''

  • jaws of death = personification, savagery of Russians
  • mouth of hell = feeling forsaken by God
• ''Someone had blunder'd''

  • someone = soldiers unaware of who
  • blunder'd = made a mistake
• ''Theirs not to make reply, // theirs not to reason why, // theirs but to do and die''

  • reply = patriotism, they're staying loyal
  • reason why = must remain loyal and question orders
  • do and die = essentially a suicide mission