the charge of the light brigade

• “valley of death“ biblical reference which refers to gods protection.

  he uses irony as soldiers weren’t protected by those who were meant to protect them
• epistrophe of ”rode the 600” to emphasise the soldiers heroism

  Tennyson lists dangers and perils that they face but always end with the solders valour (courage)
• semantic field of military language such as “shot, sabre, cannon, charge” showing the ubiquitous (universal) nature of suffering.
• Dactylic dimeter- “rose the six hundred” in order to mimic the sound of a horses hooves whilst running into battle

  Repetition of this, thrusts readers into heat of battle
• ballad form- form used to establish events that were memorialised (narrative driven poem) shows how highly Tennyson regards the sacrifice of the soldiers; understands the futility, despite not be able to be brazen (Bold) about this