the charge of the light brigade

• “half a league half a league half a league onward”
• “into the jaws of death“
• the repetition within the poem helps capture the galloping military rhythm. this indicates the conflict and power building through the poem itself
• the poet is clearly distinguishing the bravery of the men and the foolish “blunder” of the orders and suggests the six hundred should be seen as hero’s
• the military language is mixed with religious allusion to suggest an epic scale , emphasising the risk and bravery