Everything you need to understand or teach The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem).
“The Charge of the Light Brigade” is a narrative poem written in metered verse by the Victorian English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Written in 1854 during the reign of Queen Victoria, the poem is directly inspired by the historical incident of the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Bataclava, which took place during the Crimean War. The poem patriotically depicts the soldiers’ heroism and self-sacrificial nature, recklessly heeding orders and demonstrating bravery even when they knew they would not survive.
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"the Charge of the Light Brigade" - Alfred Tennyson - 1854
