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The Charge of the Light Brigade.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall form of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?

Q02of 10

In stanza 2, what does the speaker mean by 'Their's but to do and die'?

Q03of 10

The repetition of 'Cannon to right of them, / Cannon to left of them, / Cannon in front of them' in stanza 3 and 'Cannon behind them' in stanza 5 primarily serves to:

Q04of 10

The phrases 'valley of Death,' 'jaws of Death,' and 'mouth of Hell' are examples of which literary technique?

Q05of 10

Who is the likely referent of 'he' in the line 'Charge for the guns!' he said'?

Q06of 10

What is the primary tone of the poem's final stanza?

Q07of 10

The line 'Some one had blunder'd' (stanza 2) most directly acknowledges:

Q08of 10

The phrase 'All the world wonder'd,' repeated in stanzas 3 and 6, functions primarily as:

Q09of 10

In stanza 4, the line 'Then they rode back, but not / Not the six hundred' conveys that:

Q10of 10

Which theme is most central to the poem as a whole?

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