The Charge of the Light Brigade Poem Analysis
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What is the destination the Light Brigade is riding towards?

  • Valley of Death (correct)
  • Line they broke
  • Mouth of Hell
  • Battery-smoke

Which of the following best describes the attitude of the soldier in the poem?

  • Anger and defiance
  • Resigned acceptance (correct)
  • Confusion and hesitation
  • Fear and anxiety

How many cannons were targeting the Light Brigade?

  • Cannons from all sides (correct)
  • Cannons in front only
  • Cannons to right only
  • Cannons to left only

What action did the Light Brigade take when they reached the enemy?

<p>They engaged in fierce combat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feeling did the soldier have despite knowing someone had made a mistake?

<p>Dismay (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase best summarizes the soldier's role according to the poem?

<p>'To do and die' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact did the Light Brigade's charge have on the world?

<p>'All the world wonder’d' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event led to significant casualties among the Light Brigade?

<p>'Storm’d at with shot and shell' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell' implies that the Light Brigade faced what kind of danger?

<p>'Impossible odds' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main command given to the Light Brigade as they rode into the valley of Death?

<p>Charge for the guns</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe the soldiers' attitude when faced with the dangerous situation in the valley of Death.

<p>Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the soldiers' role according to the poem when they encountered the enemy's cannons?

<p>Boldly they rode and well</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the soldiers react when sabring the gunners and charging the enemy's army?

<p>Flash’d as they turn’d in air, Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the reaction of the world when witnessing the Light Brigade's charge?

<p>All the world wonder’d</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the soldiers after breaking through the enemy's line?

<p>Plunged in the battery-smoke, Right thro’ the line they broke, Cossack and Russian Reel’d from the sabre-stroke</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe the fate of the Light Brigade after facing intense enemy fire.

<p>All that was left of them, Left of six hundred</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sentiment does the poem express towards the soldiers' bravery in the face of death?

<p>Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred</p> Signup and view all the answers

What lasting impression did the charge of the Light Brigade leave on the world?

<p>When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder’d</p> Signup and view all the answers

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