Charge of the Light Brigade

• Half a league, half a league, half a league onward


  Dimeter anaphora, horses
• All in the valley of death into the jaws of Death


  Personification
• Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!'


  Orders
• "The soldier knew someone had blunder'd" Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not a reason why Theirs but to do and die.


  Following commands
• Reel'd from the sabre stroke

  Shatter'd and sunder'd.

  Volly'd and thunder'd


  Sound symbolism
• Honour the light brigade, Noble six hundred


  Imperative