The Charge of the Light Brigade Copywork
Tennyson's drumbeat account of a doomed cavalry charge at Balaclava
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About this printable
Tennyson's most quoted narrative poem, set as an extended copywork exercise for older students. The galloping meter and heavy repetition give handwriting a natural rhythm, and the historical subject pairs neatly with a Crimean War or Victorian literature study. A strong choice for students ready for a longer, sustained set. 29 pages, 3/8-inch letters in manuscript print on dashed manuscript lines. Sheets included: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1854. Public domain text.
ON THIS SHEET: Half a league, half a league, · Half a league onward, · All in the valley of Death · Rode the six hundred. · “Forward, the Light Brigade! · Charge for the guns!” he said: · Into the valley of Death · Rode the six hundred. — “Forward, the Light Brigade!” · Was there a man dismay’d? · Not tho’ the soldier knew · Some one had blunder’d: · Theirs not to make reply, · Theirs not to reason why, · Theirs but to do and die: · Into the valley of Death · Rode the six hundred. — Cannon to right of them, · Cannon to left of them, · Cannon in front of them · Volley’d and thunder’d; · Storm’d at with shot and shell, · Boldly they rode and well, · Into the jaws of Death, · Into the mouth of Hell · Rode the six hundred. — Flash’d all their sabres bare, · Flash’d as they turn’d in air · Sabring the gunners there, · Charging an army, while · All the world wonder’d: · Plunged in the battery-smoke · Right thro’ the line they broke; · Cossack and Russian · Reel’d from the sabre-stroke · Shatter’d and sunder’d. · Then they rode back, but not · Not the six hundred. — Cannon to right of them, · Cannon to left of them, · Cannon behind them · Volley’d and thunder’d; · Storm’d at with shot and shell, · While horse and hero fell, · They that had fought so well · Came thro’ the jaws of Death, · Back from the mouth of Hell, · All that was left of them, · Left of six hundred. — When can their glory fade? · O the wild charge they made! · All the world wonder’d. · Honour the charge they made! · Honour the Light Brigade, · Noble six hundred! — Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1854. LETTER SIZE: 3/8-inch. HANDWRITING: manuscript print. SHEETS: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only.
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