Cannon to right of them Cannon to left of them Cannon in front of them The enemies surrounded (mengelilingi) and fired (menembak) the guns or cannons from all sides, left, right and front of them. The repetition of ‘cannon’ shows the soldiers were surrounded by powerful weapon and there was very little chance of them of surviving. (hidup) Volleyed and thundered CANNON WALLS The word ‘ volley’ from a cannon suggest firing (tembakan) (simultaneous discharge)- non- stop shooting These huge walls of cannon all around them are firing and making a sound like thunder (petir) Stormed at with shot and shell The soldiers were being ‘stormed at’ by gunfire. The “shot” (bullets) and “shell” (big explosives fired from cannon) are a violent, noisy, destructive force that reminds of a storm. Boldly they rode and well, The soldiers were not scared of the gunfire. The rode bravely even though they will die. This shows how heroic these men were. Into the jaws of Death Into the mouth of Hell The Valley of Death becomes ‘jaws of Death’ and ‘mouth of Hell’. It was as if the soldiers were riding into the mouth of terrible death and they could not escape from. Jaws of deaths - the Death was waiting