The Charge of the Light Brigade Poem Analysis
18 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Dismay</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'To do and die'</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'</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'</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'</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

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser