charge of the light brigade VS bayonet charge

Cards (8)

  • both charge of the light brigade and bayonet charge look at the theme of honour however charge of the light brigade honours the charge of the soldiers while bayonet charge deems the seeking of honour a futile action. Despite this both acknowledge the misfortune of soldiers and their dehumanising.
  • in the first paragraph the quote "half a league,half a league, half a league" is compared to the quote"suddenly he awoke and was running-raw"
  • in the second paragraph the quote "flash'd all their sabres bare" is compared to the quote "lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm"
  • in the third paragraph the quote "king,honour,human dignity etcetra" is compared to the quote "when can their glory fade?"
  • bayonet charge has a chaotic structure which mirrors the chaos in the poem as it has 3stanzas in free verse.
  • AO3 for charge of the light brigade: light brigade as lower class but sent to fight against large number(crimean war)
  • tennyson was a poet laureate
  • ted Hughson wanted to memorialise war as a warning to future generations and also intended to highlight the brutality of trench warfare