Read the poem and highlight and label any examples of poetic devices which you can find. Then, write as many comments on this post as you can which include the following:
1) Quotation which uses a poetic device
2) Name of poetic device
3) Effect achieved by quotation
Don't forget to include your name on each post. There will be rewards for the people who post the most good responses.
‘Into the jaws of death’ Metaphor
ReplyDeleteDescribes the deadly path way to death even deadlier Angharad
Flash’d all their sabres bare, - Rhyme
ReplyDeleteFlash’d as they turn’d in air,
“Into the jaws of death,
ReplyDeleteIn to the mouth of Hell”
Personification-
Implying that the things average human being fear is in fact human just like us, or something with human features.
Aimee Elkington
‘Theirs not to make reply
ReplyDeleteTheirs not to reason why,’ Rhyme. It gives a sense of rhythm to the poem to make it sound more effective and rememberable. Angharad
“Into the valley of death.”
ReplyDeleteThis quote is a metaphor. By using this, author gives the effect that this war is something which is hard to return from, it’s almost like giving in to death itself.
Amber Brooks
“Half a league, half a league, half a league onwards” – repetition
ReplyDeleteThis shows that the soldiers are continually moving
‘Into the jaws of Death’
ReplyDeletePersonification
This gives the impression that Death has jaws and the soldiers are small and are being consumed by a deadly beast. It creates a sense of doom because we know that some of the soldiers wont return.
“Back from the mouth of hell”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor
It says that that they are back from hell when they haven’t actually been to hell, they have only been to a place which is like it, the poet is comparing it to this terrible place.
“Shatter’d and sunder’d”
ReplyDeleteOnomatapoeia-
The word “shatter’d” implies something being smashed, making the line more realistic and building a mental image in your head.
Aimee
"Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Thiers but to do and die." Poetic device:Rhyme the writer uses this certain efect to bring the reader in and make it seem like its a matter of life or death.
ReplyDeleteThunder’d’ Onomatopia
ReplyDeleteThe effect gives it the fact of speaking simply of certain sounds, it gives the reader a terrifying shock Angharad
“Into the valley of death”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor
This shows the effect that anyone that goes into the valley will die. It could also mean that so many have people have died in it that no people are alive anymore.
Personification
ReplyDelete‘Into the jaws of death’
This describes death as a person instead of a natural process. The quote implies that the soldiers are being eaten by death making the battle sound terrifying
Tom Chapman
"Cannon to the right of them,Cannon to the left of them,Cannon in front of them" Repition- Gets the audience sucked into the play
ReplyDeletePersonification: “Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell” It is pursuing death and hell as an actual person and a living thing.
ReplyDeleteMetaphor---> "Into the jaws of death"
ReplyDeleteDescribes the deadly way to death asif the soldiers were walking into a beast..
“Theirs not to make reply,
ReplyDeleteTheirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die”
Rhyme-
Adds rhythm and relates the words to each other. This particular section implies all of these thing were involuntary and they had to do as they were told; they couldn’t question anything.
Aimee
“Storm’d at with shot and shell,
ReplyDeleteBoldly they rode and well”
This quote is a good use of rhyme. It is saying that these soldiers are fearless and are unafraid of nothing.
"Storm'd at with shot and shell,
ReplyDeleteWhile horse and Hero fell"
This rhyme gives the poem a catchy beat
‘Into the mouth of hell’ Metaphor
ReplyDeleteIt gives a sense of hell being large and dangerous. The fact of being eaten can chill someone to the bone it can be deadly but people can survive
Angharad
While horse and hero fell
ReplyDeleteThey that fought so well
Fell and well rhyme with each other.
“Theirs not to make reply
ReplyDeleteTheirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die” – repetition
This implies that the soldiers knew that they were going to die but couldn’t change it. This adds to the dramatic, deadly sense of the poem.
"Into The Valley Of Death"
ReplyDeletePersonification -
This gives the impression that there is only one way to go, and that way is death, in valleys you can only go one way, forward or backwards so if you entered and continued through the valley of death you would die and if you went back it would mean you were a coward and you wouldn't be a hero
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‘Into the jaws of death’
ReplyDeletePersonification-
This makes us feel as though it’s a real person, and as though they will never come back. It makes us believe that Death is a deadly beast, something to be scared of.
Charlotte
“Volley’d and thunder’d”
ReplyDeleteThis quote is an onomatopoeia and it is saying that the fire from the cannons is extremely lud and extremely frequent in their appearing.
Rhyme
ReplyDelete‘shell’, ‘well ’and ‘hell’
Gives a sense of rhythm to make you think they’re galloping
By Lauren Turner
ReplyDelete“Honor the change they made,
Honor the Light Brigade.
The poetic device used here is rhyme. The effect this has on the reader is that is make it easier for them to understand remember the overall message of remembrance. It is almost like a slogan for an advert. The message of this poem is supported by the poet so strongly that he uses this poetic device to make people remember and act upon his instruction to respect all of the people who died.
“When can their glory fade?”
ReplyDeleteRhetorical question:
This gets the reader to think about their opinion the subject in the hope that they will take action. It also questions the way the reader may have previously viewed things. Specifically if they were unaware of all of the men that died and their heroics.
“Shatter’d and sunder’d”
ReplyDeleteAlliteration and onomatopoeia
Both of these words begin with‘s’ and they come after each other which make it alliteration, but if “Shatter’d” is said with emphasise it could be onomatopoeia. The poet would use these make the poem more fluent to read and also to make it more interesting.
'Plunged in the battery-smoke
ReplyDeleteRight through the line they broke'
Rhyme
This rhyme creates a continuous rhythm suggesting that the movements of the soldiers were non stop and all followed one after the other. It also gives the rythm of the horses and their continuous hoof beat.
“storm’d at with shot and shell,
ReplyDeleteBoldly they rode and well”
Rhyme- shell and well
Personification: “Into the jaws of death, into the mouth of hell” It is pursuing death and hell as an actual person and a living thing.
ReplyDelete“When can their glory fade?
ReplyDeleteO the wild charge they made!”
Rhyme-
This implies that we should all be proud of the brave charge the soldiers made, possibly saying their glory will never fade.
Aimee
Onomatopoeia
ReplyDelete‘Thunder’d’
The sound the soldiers would be hearing would sound the same as this word. This helps put the reader in the battle because we can imagine the sound much easier.
"Cannon to the right of them,Cannon to the left of them." poetic device:Repatition. The poet uses this device to show the readers that the soldiers are trapped and the enemy is surrounding them from left and right.
ReplyDelete“Cannon to the right of them,
ReplyDeleteCannon to the right of them,
Cannon to the right of them,” – Repetition
When the poet writes this he is trying to make it bold by saying it more than once. This gives the impression that he is trying to emphasise his words.
"into the mouth of hell"
ReplyDeletesimile.
the writer describes hell as a face, having a "mouth" which creates a mental image showing the six hundred soldiers are marching in to hell where they wont return as if hell's mouth is swallowing them. on the other hand, this could show that they are already dead and have arrived at "the mouth of hell" which would show that the "mouth" is the gate to hell where they would supposably spend the rest of eternity down there suffering.
“half a league, half a league, half a league onwards”
ReplyDeleteRepetition- this makes you remember the line and also that they
Are going to be plunging into the depths of hell because onwards gives you the idea that they are going forward strait into battle.
“Half a league, half a league,
ReplyDeleteHalf a league onward”
This quote is using the skill of repetition and is saying that though the journey Is long the spoils of the victor are great.
‘six hundred’
ReplyDelete-Repetition
The poet repeat’s this at the end of almost verse. Making us see how many soldiers there were fighting for us.
Charlotte
“Storm’d at with shot and shell,
ReplyDeleteBoldly they rode and well”
This is a rhyming device. By using a rhyme, it makes the poem flow. This makes it sound like the comments of war are coming quickly one after another – like the reality of fighting.
Amber Brooks
Sabre stroke’ Alliteration.
ReplyDeleteThe fact of alliteration gets people involved. With this it sounds dangerous of stoking something sharp and deadly. It twists up and can be used to stand out at the reader Angharad
“Canon to the left of them,
ReplyDeleteCannon to the right of them,
Cannon in front of them” – Repetition
This implies that the soldiers are surrounded by cannons and can’t escape. This makes you feel sorry for the soldiers because you know that they are helpless.
'When can thier glory fade?
ReplyDeleteO the wild charge they made!'
- Tennysin used the poetic device of rhyme to give it more structure and rhythm making it more memorable and effective.
“into the jaws of death”
ReplyDeletepersonification
The word “jaws” suggests that death is human and has a mouth which is going to consume all of the soldiers.
“Honour the charge they made, Honour the Light Brigade”
ReplyDeleteRhyme
This quotation using rhyming so it will make us remember the line better. Also its telling us that we should respect the people that fought in the war and we should remember them so they used rhyming.
“Cannon to the right of them,
ReplyDeleteCannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them.”
Repetition-
This gives you a sense of overwhelming fear as there was no escape. The cannons were at all direction.
Aimee
‘In the valley of death’
ReplyDeleteMetaphor
Makes you think that it really dangerous.
“Back from the mouth of Hell”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor –
It puts a picture in your mind that where they were was hell, and what they went through was hell. Which would give you the impression that they were brave.
<3<3 Conor
“While horse and hero fell”
ReplyDeleteThis is a use of the poet making you feel like you are there and is getting you to feel sorry for those which fought so well but failed in their quest.
“The mouth of hell.”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor
This makes the reader realise how horrific what the soldiers had to go through really was. It is therefore thought provoke and extreme emotive causing the reader to really think in depth about the message of the poem
‘hero fell’ Personification.
ReplyDeleteThe word Hero can mean many things, animals and humans so it can be something different. It can say that not only human heros fell but also animals that do there best for our good. It gives the effect of sorrow and sadness Angharad
‘Storm’d at with shot and shell,
ReplyDeleteBoldly they rode and well’
-Rhyme
The Rhyme makes the Poem flow, and gives it a beat. It makes us believe everything is coming faster, as it would in a real war.
Charlotte
In the poem the poet uses the technique of onomatopoeia he uses this is the quote “shattered and shundered” this implies that the battlefield is full of dangerous objects that create terrifying and confusing sounds that the soldiers would hear, this would make them feel bleak and helpless. This would add to the pity from the readers towards the soldiers in the poem. And thought the poet may nopt have been present at the time that the battle was happening, he captures the essence of the battle extremely well.
ReplyDeleteRhyme: “Honour the charge they made,
ReplyDeleteHonour the light brigade.”
This is telling everyone that these people should be honoured for the respectable things they have done for us.
“Came thro’ the jaws of Death
ReplyDeleteBack from the mouth of Hell”
Personification
The words “jaws” and “mouth” make the battle sound as though it’s human. Also it implies that the death will be like being eaten by the battle.
“Volley’d and thunder’d”- Onomatopoeia
ReplyDeleteThe word “thunder’d” describes the sound of the cannon shells hitting the soldiers and adds to the realism of the poem
“Was there a man dismay’d?”
ReplyDeleteThis is an use of a rhetorical question and is saying that they were all so brave they were fearless in their entering of the lion’s den.
“Cannon to the right of them, cannon to the left of them”
ReplyDeleteRepetition- this gives you the feeling that they are surrounded by cannons and there is no way out and because it is repetition it will stay in your mind so you will still keep that feeling that you are trapped and it would make you think that the soldiers there are in a trap
“Into the valley of death.”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor-
Implying that as soon as you enter this valley you won’t return alive. It has a kind of mystical feels to it as it doesn’t necessarily imply in this quote there is anything causing the death.
Aimee
Theirs not to make reply
ReplyDeleteTheirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and die
This suggests that there is no reason to fight, but either way you will fight and possibly die, as well as rhyming.
“half a league, half a league.”
ReplyDeleteRepetition
This makes the reader realise how long the distance the soldiers had to travel was be emphasising a point. It then appears that the true nature of what the went through was long and upsetting, and even traumatising.
'Honor the charge they made
ReplyDeleteHonor the Light Brigade'
Repitition and Rhyme
The repitition of these lines makes us feel as though we have to remember what happened and we have to be proud and respectful of what the soldiers did. The rhyme also adds to the rhythm of the poem and helps the poem to be rememberable.
‘Half a league, Half a league, Half a league’ Repetition. It is not in the 6 but it stands
ReplyDeleteOut since it gets things stuck in your head and it can feel annoying but you can come to understand it. I gives the effect of standing out and it could be taken as one of the most important parts of the poem Angharad
“Cannon to the right of them,
ReplyDeleteCannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front of them”
This poetic device is repetition. By using repetition it forces the reader into believing that there are cannons all around the army; that the army has no effective way of defending themselves anymore.
Amber Brooks
"reel’d from the sabre stroke"
ReplyDeleteAlliteration
"sabre stroke"
Personification
ReplyDelete‘Back from the mouth of hell’
Again this portrays death as a person apposed to the natural process but this time it infers that the soldiers have defeated death and have escaped making them seem brave
Rhyme:... "storm'd at with shot and shell, boldly they rode and well"
ReplyDelete“Theirs not to make reply,
ReplyDeleteTheirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die,”
Rhyme and repetition.
“Reply, why and die” all rhyme and because this pattern is said a few times it makes it repetition as well. This would be used to again make the poem more interesting and easy to read.
“Half a league, half a league,
ReplyDeleteHalf a league onward”
Repetition-
Highlighting the fact the army is no match for the Russians.
Aimee
“Into the jaws of death”
ReplyDeleteMetaphor---->
It is describing that the soldiers are walking into death but like walking into a beast’s mouth.
'Cannon to the right if them,
ReplyDeleteCannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front of them'
Repetition. Even though not listed, is a used poetic device that makes the poem stick in the readers head and makes the poem more interesting.
Amelia,
“Into the jaws of death” – Metaphor
ReplyDeleteThis makes it seem as if death has a mouth and is a giant monstrosity trying to eat the soldiers. This makes the soldiers sound helpless and makes the reader feel sorry for them.
“Into the jaws of death,
ReplyDeleteInto the mouth of hell”
This quote is demonstrating metaphors and is saying that nothing is more dangerous than this quest.
“Was there a man dismay’d?”
ReplyDeleteQuestion –
This engages the reader and will keep them interested in the poem.
Cannons to the right of them
ReplyDeleteCannons to the left of them
Cannons in front of them
Reptition
This shows that the soldiers must have been brave and gives the impression that the battle field must have been a very scary and intimidating place.
“ Into the jaws of Death,
ReplyDeleteInto the mouth of Hell”
This phrase is personification. This quotation gives a impression that they are forcing there self into doom and they know that they are not going to survive. It’s like a gigantic beast that temptation them to come into a world of hell!
78 comments in 15 minutes- great work! Don't forget to try to analyse an individual word from your quotation in your explanation though.
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