THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Question Collection

1. About which war was "The Charge of the Light Brigade" written?
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According to the first stanza of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", how many British
forces rode into the battle?
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3. In stanza one, what does the phrase the Valley of Death refer to?
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4. Why do you think the poet refers the valley as The Valley of Death?
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5. Why did the soldiers ride to their death?
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6. In stanza 1, what was the light brigade ordered to do?
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7. What kind of weapons did the Light Brigade have?
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8. What weapons did their opponents/enemies have?
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9. In stanza 2, what does the word dismayed suggest?
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10. Did the British soldiers feel discouraged? Why?
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11. In stanza 2, what does the line Someone had blundered suggests?
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12. Write the meanings of the following lines:
i. Theirs not to reply: _____________________________________________________
ii. Theirs not to reason why: ________________________________________________
iii. Theirs but to do and die: ________________________________________________
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13. Who won the battle?
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14. Give two adjectives to describe the six hundred men?
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15. If you were in the army and your commander told you to fight in a battle where you would
most likely die, what would you do? Why?
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16. Do you believe that war is sometimes necessary? Why?
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17. Is it noble for followers follow a command without asking questions? Why?
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