THE CHARGE OF THE LIFE

BRIGADE
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STANZA 1
Half a league, half a league
Half a league onward,

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All on the Valley Of Death

LINE BY LINE MEANING

MEANING OF STANZA 1

600 soldier rode half a league on

horses through the dangerous
valley

600 soldiers rode half a

league on horses through
the dangerous valley.
Their commander
ordered them to charge
forward and attack their
enemies. Their enemies
had guns and cannons.
The 600 soldiers rode to
their death. Many would
die.

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Rode the six hundred
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5
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8

Forward, the Light

Brigade !,
Charge for the guns! he
said
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

STANZA 2
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STANZA 2
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Forward, the Light Brigade !,

Was there a man dismayed?

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Not though the soldiers knew
3
Someone had blundered.
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9

Theirs not to make reply

Theirs not to reasons why
Theirs but to do and die
Into the Valley Of Death`
Rode the six hundred

STANZA 3
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STANZA 3

Cannon to right of them

Cannon to left of them
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered

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Stormed at with shot and

shell
Boldly they rode the and well
Into the jaws of death
Into the mouth Of Hell

Rode the six hundred

Their commander ordered them

to ride on.
He ordered the soldier to rush
forward and attack
The 600 soldiers rode into the
war zone of their enemies. Their
enemies were heavily armed
with guns and cannon

LINE BY LINE MEANING

MEANING OF STANZA 1

The commander ordered the

Light Brigade to charge
forward
The soldier knew that
someone had made a terrible
mistake but not a single
soldier was worried or
distressed.

The commander ordered

the Light Brigade to charge
forward. The soldiers knew
that someone had made a
terrible mistake but they
did not question or protest.
They knew it was their
duty to obey and die for
their country. They simply
obeyed their commander
and rode through the
valley to meet their death
.

It is not the soldiers duty to

protest against or question
their superiors orders.
The 600 soldiers rode through
the dangerous valley to meet
their death

LINE BY LINE MEANING

MEANING OF STANZA 1

Their enemies fire their guns

and cannons form the left,
right and front

The 600 soldiers faced

dangers and death was
inevitable.The enemies fired
their guns and cannon from
all three sides. But, the
soldiers rode on bravelyand
proudly through the valley
although they were attacked
badly.

The 600 soldiers rode on

bravely and proudly. They
knew that they would die
but they still charged
forward into the battle field.