Question

Forward , the Light Brigade !
Charge for the guns!' he said.
a. Which poem are the lines taken from? Who is the poet? ( 1+1=2)
b. Who is saying these words? To whom are these words spoken ? (1+1=2)
c. How many soldiers were fighting in the battle? What orders were given to the Light Brigade?(1+1=2)
d. Explain the title of the poem . (2)
e. Which historical event is the poem based on? (2)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The events were the subject of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's narrative poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1854), published just six weeks after the event. Its lines emphasise the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the nearly inevitable outcome.