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Charge of the Light Brigade
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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.II.
`Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one 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.III
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.IV
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.V
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.VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Rohit Khopkar (4/28/2010 2:23:00 PM)
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This was a poem written with regards to the battle of Sevastopol when the light brigade was asked to charge the guns during the Boer War. It is an amazing story and it shows the courage of a soldier, which is present to this very day no matter the country and no matter the circumstance.
The poem though haunting in its own way brings about a strong reminder to remember all those who fell defending their land, and hails the victorious dead.
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Matthew Kang (2/19/2010 10:19:00 AM)
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I remember writing an essay on this. Now that I think back on it, I feel it's a very powerful poem that speaks to the heart.
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Simon Fuller (12/16/2009 4:23:00 AM)
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I remember studying this poem at school and it was always one of my favourites.
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Moonbee Canady (12/3/2009 6:41:00 PM)
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This Was The 2nd One of My Favorite Poems, I First was Introduced To... The Cadence of Tennyson's Poem, just flows back and forth, and the topic of the story was dramatic on its own, but the rhyming, and timing and the obvious admiration from Tennyson regarding the subject, gave the poem life. This Write, Made Him One of My Favorite Poets (Along with Noyles, Poe and Dickenson... MoonBee
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Mel Vincent Basconcillo (5/2/2009 11:47:00 PM)
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he paints a fine picture of what took place at the battle of balaclava..remember the light brigade! ! !
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Kate Burton (11/5/2007 3:57:00 PM)
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revered in schools the world over. a classic.
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