Does "The Charge of the Light Brigade" glorify war or criticize it? The Charge of the Light Brigade) is an 1854 narrative poem at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. Does it glorify war or criticize it?

## The Charge of the Light Brigade glorifies the warriors, not the war.

Throughout the poem, we see exaltation of the soldiers for their bravery. They are described as brave, bold, and having "fought so well".

However, the second stanza reveals that the poem's writer considered the charge a farce:

> Not tho' the soldier knew
> Some one had blunder'd:
> Theirs not to make reply,
> Theirs not to reason why,
> Theirs but to do & die,

The poem describes the act as charging "Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell " and describes the reaction to the charge as all the world wondering. This shows a disdain for the commands leading to the charge.