Understanding New Lit Form 4 Poem - The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Read the poem, 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and answer the questions that follow.
(a) In stanza 3, which word means ‘an explosive sound’?
(b) Describe the situation the soldiers rode into in the valley.
(c) Why do you think the commander gave the wrong order?
(d) ‘into the mouth of Hell’
Considering the situation did the soldiers stand a chance of getting out of the
valley alive? Give a reason to support your answer.
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Read the poem, 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and answer the questions that follow.
(a) From stanza 3, which word means ‘to do things with confidence’?
(b) From stanza 3, which phrase give a good image of the horrors of war? Why do
you say so?
(c) In the sentence ‘stormed at with shot and shell’, how would you describe the
dead victims?
(d)‘Theirs not to reason why’
Give another situation when soldiers are not allowed to reason why. Give a reason
to support your answer.
Situation:
Reason:
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