Tennyson -Alfred, Lord 'Charge of the Light Brigade '-

'Charge of the Light Brigade ' a poem by
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

'Charge of the Light Brigade '
1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.


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[vickiormindyb]

This is the only reading on YT that's good. The others read with no emotion behind it. I agree with Emily Dickinson about how poems should affect the listener.

[JustAudio2008]

Thank you, kind words indeed.

Some youtubers just spread gloom.

You are just the person I made this for -thank you

[liamneal1]

good but theres one thing i dont get about the poem, the fact that they wern't noble the order to charge was a mistake they where only ment to advance and wait for the heavy brigade

[JustAudio2008]

Early Political Spin Doctors at work....

[dreamerfin]

thanks for this :) good exam prompt material - could you upload any other poems by tennyson?

[SuperTastyone]

Well spoken, and my Russian girlfriend liked it too!

[bill67541]

Honor the charge they made,

Honor the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred.

well read and thank you

[Deathrune14]

@liamneal1 The point of the poem is not a justification of the British commanders' misconception. While it is true that the charge was a strategic mistake, Lord Tennyson's poem is meant to honor the fact that the soldiers fought their hardest and willingly gave their lives for their nation, despite knowing that they were riding "into the valley of death."

[footballstar3927]

/watch?v=kVR5OGGuUtM&context=C­33c5b0aADOEgsToPDskLTmv5rYUprL­kl08hnQDkFp Check out my animation about the poem. Nice reading, I listened to it a lot while I was making mine.

[AnotherRandomVideo94]

@liamneal1 it's noble because even though the order was a mistake, they followed the orders anyways even though they knew they would die doing so. we honor them because they gave their lives willingly for their country. arrogant prick

[SueMyChin]

@liamneal1 Answer is in the seccond stanza -

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.

[thetempesttom]

Thank you for this gives me a good heads up for my English Re-Creations CA (Controlled Assessment) Seeing as I like history this one should be good for me! :) Nice emotion in the poem too it makes it more realistic!

Cheers mate :)

[TDTSDustin]

@liamneal1 they are not noble because they did right or wrong. they were noble because they DID . Without question .

[TheBlindPig1]

you get one line, was there a man dismayed.