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An Inner Story of the Civil War

Question 7 • * SY2025-26 - 1001040 M/J Language Arts 2 Sem 1 CR

Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade." 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. Identify the pair of stressed syllables from the excerpt.

Answer
A
Half, league
B
the, Death
C
the, Light
D
Charge, guns

Explanation

In “Charge for the guns!” the words “Charge” and “guns” carry the strongest emphasis: the brigade is commanded to charge, and the guns are the target. So the stressed syllables are “Charge” and “guns.”

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