6. the charge of the light brigade ppoint

8/18/2019 6. the Charge of the Light Brigade PPoint

1/39

Alfred, Lord TennysonAlfred, Lord Tennyson


2/39


3/39

In the Crimean War (1854-

1856 ) a light a!alry"rigade of the #ritish foresond$ted a s$iidal hargein the #attle of #alala!a in%&raine' f the 6* men inthe "rigade, +4* ere&illed' #ritain, rane and

T$r&ey ere .ghting /$ssia' The title is a"o$t theo$rageo$s "rigade andtheir doom'

Intro


4/39

#orn in A$g$st 6, 180 , in

2omers"y , Linolnshire ,3ngland

#orn in a middle lass family

2t$died in Cam"ridge herehis riting areer o$rished

ne of the most ell-lo!editorian oets' 7is famo$sor&s inl$des Ulysses, ThePrincess: A Medley And InMemoriam A.H.H

The oet


5/39


6/39

Half a league,

half a league,

Half a league onward,

The soldiers were on their

horses, charging forward.


7/39


8/39

In the poem, half a league

refers to?

The unit to measure distance

- A league: about 3 miles / .!"m


9/39

All in the #alle$ of %eath

The$ were mo#ing towards

the battle&eld which wasfrightening and deadl$


10/39


11/39

'ode the si( hundred

There were si( hundred

horsemen in the brigade.


12/39

How man$ soldiers are there in

the )ight *rigade?

+ men.


13/39

orward, the )ight *rigade

The commander of the brigade

ordered the Horsemen to mo#eforward.


14/39


15/39

0harge for the guns1 he said

The )ight *rigade was ordered

to sei2e the enem$s guns.


16/39

Into the #alle$ of %eath'ode the si( hundred.

The si( hundred soldiers rode

into battle e#en though the$"now the$ will end their li#es.


17/39


18/39


19/39

orward, The )ight *rigade1

The commander repeated the

command and mo#e forward.


20/39

4as there a mandisma$ed?

4ere an$ of the soldiers

scared?


21/39

5ot though the soldier "new

6omeone had blundered

5one of the soldiers lost the

courage e#en though the$ "new

that someone had made a mista"e.


22/39


23/39

4hich of the following words means

7mista"e?

a8*lunder

b8%isma$

c89olle$d80harge

a) blunder


24/39

Theirs not to ma"e repl$,

It was not the soldiers

place to tal" bac" to their

commander.


25/39

Theirs not to reason wh$,

It was not the soldiers place to

uestion the order from thecommander.


26/39

Theirs but to do and die.

It was their dut$ to carr$ out

the command gi#en e#en if itresults in death.


27/39

Into the #alle$ of %eath'ode the si( hundred.

The si( hundred soldiers rode into

battle e#en though the$ "now the$

will end their li#es.


28/39


29/39

0annon to right of them,

0annon to left of them,0annon in front of them,

The soldiers were surrounded b$

enem$ cannon from all sides. %efeat

was clear for the soldiers.


30/39


31/39

9olle$ed and thundered;

The &ring of cannons all

around made a thunderingsound.


32/39


33/39

6tormed at with shot and

shell,

*ullets and e(plosi#es

were &red #iolentl$ li"e astorm.


34/39

*oldl$ the$ rode and well

%espite the attac"s, the

soldiers rode on with agreat courage.


35/39

Into the


36/39


37/39

9/AL

AL%32


38/39

Word #an&s


39/39

1' Who ordered the a!alry to harge:

+' 7o many men ere there in the a!alry:

' Were any of the a!alry dismayed at theorder to harge:

4' What did the soldier &no:

5' What does the oet mean "y ;theirs but to do

and die”?

6'

6. the charge of the light brigade ppoint

Documents