Question

Read the following stanza from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade": "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier 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. In a short paragraph, explain what historical events this stanza is referring to.

Answer 1

In the given excerpt from the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, we can see the develop of the theme of heroism of unquestioning sacrifice, because the poem talks about a brigade of soldiers that without questioning or asking for reasons, they went to the battle willing to give their lives, we can see this in the lines "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die." Using the context clues of this stanza you may realize it is about a battle, a war perhaps. The poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is about the Crimean war.

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Answer 2

In the given excerpt from the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, we can see the develop of the theme of heroism of unquestioning sacrifice, because the poem talks about a brigade of soldiers that without questioning or asking for reasons, they went to the battle willing to give their lives, we can see this in the lines "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die."