Charge of the light brigade by lord tennyson

• "Into the valley of death"

  Metaphor

  This horrific image highlights the dangerof the situation and the brutal fate that awaited the men
• "Into the Jaws of death" 


  Personification

  This horrific image highlights the dangers of the situation and the brutal fate that awaited the men

  Presents the war an animal that consumes it's victims
• "theirs not to make reply /theirs not to reason why /theirs but to do and die" 


  The repetition suggest the soldiers lack of control over their fate.

  In an almost robotic way , they have been conditioned to follow instructions, no matter they might be
• "cannon to the right of them /cannon to the left of them" 


  Repetition highlights the violence

  Highlights how helpless against the onslaught of the enemy fire

  It also highlight how their fate is inescapable
• "not the six hundred" 


  Creates a sombre tone

  Here the reader is encouraged to think about the extent of the loss
• "when can their glory fade" 


  Rhetorical question

  Encourages the readers to think for themselves about how to honour the men that lost their lives