Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options : Light Brigade - By Alfred Tennyson 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 Someone 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. Which literary device is used in the expression, 'to do and die' ?
The expression "to do and die" in Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" employs the literary device of alliteration, which is why Option 2 is the correct answer. 1. Explanation for Alliteration (Option 2): Alliteration is a literary device where consecutive words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same consonant sound. In the expression "to do and die," the repetition of the 'd' sound at…Read More
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