The charge of the light brigade, basic story

I’m going to write a short paragraph outlining the basic story of the poem the charge of the light brigade by Alfred Tennyson. This poem is telling us about the failing of the battle of Balaclava in 1854. Britain was in battle with France,  Sardinia and ottoman empire against Russian forces. This poem has a really simple story line which is war. The poem expresses the horrific features of war which are the pure suffering, pain, loud noises, deadly artillery, and the lost of lives in the war. It’s also explains the tactics and tasks the army’s took to try win the battle. The British was ordered to attack a very well organised russian army in which they knew they had no chance in winning, so they were defeated


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3 responses to “The charge of the light brigade, basic story”

  1. jackm Avatar
    jackm

    I’m not sure if I over explained this because the story line is very simple. :s

  2. Christopher Waugh Avatar

    No, it’s not over-explained at all. In fact, you’ve included a succinct summary of the key aspects of the historical context of the poem that are essential to understanding its deeper meaning.

    Good work – as usual.

    Mr Waugh

  3. jackm Avatar
    jackm

    Ahh thank you sir

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