stanza 3
Line 1,2 & 3
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
The soldiers were surrounded by enemy cannon on their left, right and front. Bad news for the Light Brigade – they were actually surrounded by enemies.
Line 4
Volleyed and thundered,
So the huge walls of cannon all around them were firing and making a sound like thunder
Line 5
Stormed at with shot and shell,
The soldiers in the Light Brigade were being shot at with bullets and big explosives fired from the cannon - a violent, noisy, destructive force that sounded like a storm
Line 6
Boldly they rode and well,
These soldiers were not scared of the gunfire. They rode bravely, confidently and with determination. It shows us how heroic these men were.
Line 7
Into the jaws of Death,
They were ready/willing to die of honour
Line 8
Into the mouth of Hell
Hell’ – suffering and torture but the soldiers were brave
Line 9
Rode the six hundred.
600 brave/courageous soldiers – men of honour