English · GCSE · Poetry
The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Lord Tennyson)Free4:28Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- The poem recalls the charge at the Battle of Balaclava, when an order was confused and the Light Brigade rode into heavy Russian guns.
- Tennyson wrote it as Poet Laureate; it is a ballad with the refrain 'six hundred'.
- The falling dactylic rhythm echoes the fallen soldiers, and the break in metre at 'Someone had blundered' highlights the leaders' mistake.
- Biblical echoes such as the 'valley of Death' make the soldiers' courage seem almost sacred.
In this clip
Runs 4:28, from 0:00 to 4:28 of the full video.
Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
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- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
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Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.On YouTube
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As reported by YouTube on 2026-11-02. Not part of the Heddy Score.Why we picked it
A tight revision recap that covers context, form, metre and language in Tennyson's poem.
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