Name: Date:
To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars • The Charge of the Light
Brigade
Richard Lovelace • Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Directions: Respond to these questions. Use textual evidence to support your responses.
1.(a) Infer In “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars,” what details refer to the kind of
relationship the speaker has with Lucasta? (b) Analyze Why does the speaker describe
his relationship with Lucasta in this way?
2.(a) Identify A paradox is a situation that seems to contradict itself but, on closer
inspection, reveals some truth. What is the paradox concerning the speaker’s inconstancy
in “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars”?
3.(a) Identify A refrain is a part of a poem that is repeated. It emphasizes the main
action of the poem. What is the refrain in the first three stanzas of “The Charge of the
Light Brigade”? (b) Clarify What is the main action emphasized by the refrain? (c) Infer
Why might the poet want to emphasize this action?
4.(a) Paraphrase When you paraphrase, you restate a text in your own words.
Paraphrase the second stanza of “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” (b) Draw
Conclusions Based on this stanza, what is expected of soldiers?
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