Full Anthology: Charge of the Light Brigade
English
Year 9
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A worksheet covering Full Anthology - Charge of the Light Brigade for Year 9 students, with thematic framing around Fairy Tales (Reimagined).
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Full Anthology: Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - Extract and Analysis
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging the battery:
While all the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke,
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not,
Not the six hundred.
1.
Identify two literary devices used in the extract and explain their effects.
[4 marks]2.
What is the main theme conveyed in this extract?
[2 marks]3.
Describe how the structure of the poem reinforces its message.
[6 marks]4.
How does the tone of the poem evoke feelings of heroism or tragedy?
[3 marks]5.
Compare the depiction of the soldiers’ bravery to a fairytale hero. How are they similar?
[8 marks]6.
Identify a line that uses alliteration and explain its effect.
[2 marks]7.
What does the phrase 'Valley of Death' symbolise in the poem?
[2 marks]8.
Imagine you are a storyteller retelling this event as a fairy tale. Write a short paragraph describing the soldiers' journey, emphasising courage and sacrifice.
[8 marks]9.
Identify and explain the significance of the repeated phrase in the poem.
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