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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Stanza 1
Half a league, half a league
Half a league onward
All in the valley of death
Rode the six hundred
“Forward the light brigade”
“Charge for the gun!” he said
Into the valley of death
Rode the six hundred
Stanza 2
Forward the light brigade”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldiers knew
Someone had blundered
Theirs not to make reply
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and die
Into the Valley of death
Rode the six hundred
Stanza 3
Cannon to the left of them
Cannon to the right of them
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered
Stormed with shot and shell
Boldly they rode and well
Into the jaws of death
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred
Practice 1
a. In Stanza 1, who is speaking to the soldiers?
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b. Quote one line in Stanza 2 that tells us the soldiers obeyed
the order without questions.
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c. What happened to the soldiers in Stanza 3?
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d. Suggest two ways to protect our country.
i. ______________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________
Practice 2
(a) Some one had blundered. (Stanza 2)
i. Who does ‘someone’ refer to?
a. _________________________________________________
b. Why do you think the order was considered a blunder?
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(b) What do you think the soldiers felt as they rode towards their
death?
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(c) Do you think the sacrifice of the soldiers was worth it? State
your reason.
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