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Which theme is evident in this excerpt from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s narrative poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade”?


“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

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.




the folly of ambition and greed




the inability of humans to face death




the heroism of unquestioning sacrifice




the futility of obedience

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The heroism of unquestioning sacrifice is the correct answer.

Answer:

An evident theme in this excerpt from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s narrative poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” Is:

the heroism of unquestioning sacrifice

Explanation:

The reason behind this answer is that in the fragment we can understand that there is a battle and that the men received an order that they executed without any question or doubt. But we don't get information about greed, about how humans are unable to ace death or about the futility to die. Because they never questioned it, they just accomplished i.