(lines 3,7 and 16) refers to a well-known poem in the bible - Psalm 23 -Ībout the 'valley of the shadow of death'. The strong central image of the "valley of Death" However, comes from the careful use of imagery and sound effects. Language of the poem is understandably military: guns, soldiers,Ĭannon, sabres and gunners set the scene. Stanza six is a short, sharp conclusion written as if they are the lines we should remember the Light Brigade by. To retreat is expressed in the run of six longer lines (43-48). Stanza four, for example, is broken by four shorter lines, while stanzaįive has only two short lines (lines 42 and 48). – the Light Brigade has engaged the enemy so the longer stanzasĭescribe the struggle. This pattern suggests the strong formation in which the cavalry charge. Three lines (of three six-to-seven syllables) are followed by a shorter line (five syllables: "rode the six hundred"). The first three stanzas - the Light Brigade is approaching the guns. The length of the stanzas reflect the structure of the story.
For example "half a league, half a league" two light beats followed by a heavy beat expresses the sound of the horses galloping.Īs if each stanza is a memorial stone to 100 of the 600 cavalrymen. Then embraced British military exploits abroad began to question the The news of the disaster was a sensation and a nation that had until Over 150īritish soldiers were killed, and more than 120 were wounded. Narrow valley straight into the fire of Russian cannons. Light Brigade) was misunderstood and 600 cavalrymen ended charging down a The most significant moment in the Crimea came during the Battle of Balaclava.Īn order given to the British army's cavalry division (known as the
Newspapers carried eye-witness reports as well as detailing not just the triumphs of war but the mistakes and horrors as well. The Crimean War was fought between Britain and Him the country's longest ever serving laureate. He held this post until his death in 1892, making This meant he had to write important poems about events that affected On the legend of King Arthur to those dealing with the loss of a loved Started writing poetry from a young age and published his first poems He continued writing and publishing poems until his death in 1892.Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) was one of 11 children born to an In 1859, he published the first four books of his epic Idylls of the King. He craved solitude and bought an isolated home where he could write in peace. Tennyson’s massive frame and booming voice, together with his taste for solitude, made him an imposing character. At long last, Tennyson achieved financial stability and finally married his fiancée, Emily Sellwood, whom he had loved since 1836. The book boosted Tennyson’s reputation, and in 1850 Queen Victoria named him poet laureate. Later that year, he published a volume called Poems, containing some of his best works. The sudden death of Tennyson’s dear friend Arthur Hallam in 1833 inspired several important works throughout Tennyson’s later life, including the masterful In Memoriam of 1842. Besieged by critical attacks and struggling with poverty, Tennyson nevertheless remained dedicated to his work and published several more volumes. The following year, his father died, and he was forced to leave Cambridge for financial reasons. In 1830, Tennyson published Poems, Chiefly Lyrical. Chief among them was Arthur Hallam, who became Tennyson’s closest friend and who later proposed to Tennyson’s sister. At Cambridge, Tennyson befriended a circle of intellectual undergraduates who strongly encouraged his poetry. The same year, he and his brother Charles published Poems by Two Brothers. However, he educated his sons in the classics, and Alfred Tennyson, the fourth of 12 children, went to Trinity College at Cambridge in 1827. George Tennyson became a bitter alcoholic. Forced to enter the church to support himself, the Reverend Dr. His father, the eldest son of a wealthy landowner, was disinherited in favor of his younger brother. Tennyson was born into a chaotic and disrupted home. Tennyson had been named poet laureate in 1850 by Queen Victoria. On December 9, The Examiner prints Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” which commemorates the courage of 600 British soldiers charging a heavily defended position during the Battle of Balaklava, in the Crimea, just six weeks earlier.
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