The soldier Flashcards
what is ‘the siodier’ about?
the poets love for his country (patriotism)
who wrote ‘the soldier’
Rupert Brooke
when was ‘the soldier’ written?
1914
what war is ‘the soldier’ about?
world war 1
did Rupert Brooke fight in the war?
no, he died before he had the chance
how and when did Rupert Brooke die?
1915, from a mosquito bite on a ship on the way to battle
what is the first line of ‘the soldier’
‘If I should die, think only this of me:’
what does rupert brooke claim will happen if he dies in battle?
there will be ‘some corner of a foreign feild/ that is forever England.’
what rhyme structure and poem structure is ‘the soldier’ written in?
layout of petrachan sonnet, rhyme scheme of a shakespearean sonnet (ababcdcd/efgefg)
what is the last line of ‘the soldier’
‘In hearts at peace, under an English heaven’
(happy to die for his country
finish the quotation: ‘There shall be/ In that __ __ _ __ __ ___/‘
‘rich earth a richer dust concealed’
annotate/explain ‘Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.’
‘washed by rivers’ -> baptism - religious refrences
‘suns’ -> auditory pun (sons) - giving back to England
fill in the blanks: ‘ And think, this __, all __ shed __/ a __ in the __ ___, no less’
heart, evil shed away, pulse, eternal mind
(hes going to heaven)
