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Which words are used by Tennyson to show the fate of the brigade?

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I have found this question online. The answer choices are:

A. half a league

B. rode the six hundred

C. valley of death

D. Charge for the guns!

Answer:

The words used by Tennyson to show the fate of the brigade are:

C. valley of death.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question concerns the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The poem honors the 600 soldiers who, during the Crimean War, marched towards certain death. The words, among the choices above, which show such tragic fate are "valley of death". This may refer to a literal valley where the men die, but it is most likely an allusion to the Bible, where "the valley of death" is mentioned. What Tennyson reveals with these words is that there is no escape for them. At a valley, we are surrounded by mountains. At a valley of death, is its death itself that surrounds us.

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