LITERATURE FORM 4 POEM The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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24 March 2021




LITERATURE FORM 4




POEM

























by Alfred, Lord Tennyson









Prepared by:-

Teacher Nor Yusrina binti Ahmad @ Saifuddin

SMK Sungai Isap Kuantan

THE POET




• Alfred, Lord Tennyson,

in full Alfred Tennyson,


1st Baron Tennyson of

Aldworth and

Freshwater,



• Born - August 6, 1809,

Somersby, Lincolnshire,


England


• died - October 6, 1892,


Aldworth, Surrey


• English poet often regarded


as the chief representative

of the Victorian age

in poetry.

Half a league, half a league, Forward, the Light Brigade!” Cannon to right of them,


Half a league onward, Was there a man dismayed? Cannon to left of them,


All in the valley of Death Not though the soldier knew Cannon in front of them


Rode the six hundred. Someone had blundered. Volleyed and thundered;


“Forward, the Light Brigade! Theirs not to make reply, Stormed at with shot and shell,


Charge for the guns!” he said. Theirs not to reason why, Boldly they rode and well,


Into the valley of Death Theirs but to do and die. Into the jaws of Death,


Rode the six hundred. Into the valley of Death Into the mouth of hell


Rode the six hundred. Rode the six hundred.









by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

WORD HELP









1. LEAGUE = an old way to measure distance. A league equals to about three miles.




2. BRIGADE = a large group of soldiers that forms a unit of an army.



3. CHARGE = to move forward / to attack violently.



4. DISMAYED = worried or scared




5. BLUNDERED = made a careless mistakes



6. CANNON = an old fashioned large gun on wheels




7. VOLLEYED = fired a lot of bullets



8. THUNDERED = a very loud noise




9. BOLDLY = bravely



10.SHELL = a metal case that is filled with explosives fired from a large gun.

PERSONA






















A fellow




countryman Brave soldiers who


died heroically




during the battle

SETTING











PLACE

TIME

North Valley, near the city of Balaclava in the Crimean Peninsula

• 25 October 1854
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• During the Battle



of Balaclava

(Crimean War)

SYNOPSIS








The poem is a war poem about 600 soldiers of


the Light Brigade who were ordered to charge


into a valley where the enemies were waiting.


There were guns or cannons to the right, left

and front of them.


As the soldiers rode into the valley they were


attacked on all sides. Still they rode on and


attacked the soldiers they saw.

On their retreat they were attacked just as badly


on all sides.


Many of these soldiers died.


It was in the line of duty and no one protested


when the order was given for them to ride into

the valley of death.

LITERAL MEANING









STANZA 1
600 soldiers of the Light


Brigade rode for a distance

Half a league, half a league, of half of a league (about


Half a league onward, two and a half kilometers)


All in the valley of Death


Rode the six hundred. into the Valley of Death on


“Forward, the Light Brigade! the orders of their


Charge for the guns!” he said. commander.


Into the valley of Death He had ordered them to


Rode the six hundred. charge forward and attack


the enemy soldiers who


were in the valley.

LITERAL MEANING







STANZA 2






Forward, the Light Brigade!” The order 'Forward, the


Was there a man dismayed? Light Brigade' was given.


Not though the soldier knew Yet no one protested or


Someone had blundered. questioned the orders


Theirs not to make reply, although they knew it was


Theirs not to reason why, a blunder.


Theirs but to do and die.


Into the valley of Death As soldiers, their duty


Rode the six hundred. was to follow orders,
whatever they were.

LITERAL MEANING








STANZA 3







Cannon to right of them, The enemies fired the guns


Cannon to left of them, or cannons from all sides,

Cannon in front of them left, right and front of


Volleyed and thundered; them.


Stormed at with shot and shell,


Boldly they rode and well, Although they were so


Into the jaws of Death, badly attacked, the 600


Into the mouth of hell soldiers rode on boldly and


Rode the six hundred. properly into the war area.

THEMES











The complexities of war Courage and Heroism Loyalty and Duty




The poet is trying to The poet honoured the The soldiers followed the

highlight the realities of bravery and heroism of the commander’s order
war. Light Brigade without question.




The poet also celebrated The men of the Light

the courage and loyalty Brigade deserved our
shown by the soldiers. respect





The soldiers had no choice

but to obey their order, We should honour them
for their courage.
hence many lives were lost.

MORAL VALUES










We must have loyalty We must instill the spirit We must ask questions at


and courage of patriotism in our life times for our own sake.




Being loyal to our country We must love and defend The poem reminds us to

will protect the sovereignty our country at all cost. question things around us

of our nation instead of following blidly.





To overcome the obstacles We must protect our We must always think and

in our lives. country during war. decide what is best for us.






We must also defend our

country from foreign
influences.