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?

a) The refrain in the first three stanzas of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is "Rode the six hundred."

b) The main action emphasized by the refrain is that the Light Brigade charged into the valley of death as soldiers, unthinking, unquestioning, undoubting.

c) The poet emphasized this action of the Light Brigade to show how soldiers behave and act on duty.  They do not enjoy the luxury of reflection.  They usually move like zombies, though, it is required of them to obey the last command, not counting the consequences.

Explanation:

The Charge of the Light Brigade  was written by ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON.  The poem or ballad commemorates the six hundred British soldiers who "rode in the valley of death" during the failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan.  The Light Brigade fought Russian forces in the decisive Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.