charge of the light brigade
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THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
BACKGROUND OF THE POEM
• Battle of Balaclava in 1854, during the Crimean War
• British vs. Russian• Valley surrounded by Russian Army• More than half of the soldiers killed• The British public horrified by the news –
including Tennyson
AN OVERVIEW
• Narrative about 600 English horsemen known as the _______________
• Courageously go into battle with no hope of _____________
• Praises the ___________ and ___________ of the heroic soldiers who did not question the _____________ even though they knew it was a ____________ and they would _________
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