The Soldier Flashcards
patriotism instantly incorporated into the poem
If I should die, think only this of me
Somewhere is “England”, Enjambment used to show how England spills over
some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England
England is a rich land
rich earth a richer dust
England is a maternal figure
dust whom England bore
England is a country worth fighting for
her flowers to love, her ways to roam
very patriotic and tells us of the narrators experience of being “an England”
England’s breathing English air
religious connotations of being baptised but this time by and ‘into’ England’s maternal nature
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home
caesurae break this line up showing a reflective tone despite all the evil of inevitable fighting
this heart, all evil shed away
England creates and gives all to people
thoughts by England given
sensory things to do with England are compared to dreams which are “happy”
Her sights and sounds, dreams happy as her day
repetition of this throughout the poem shows the maternal nature of personifies England
her
despite war, Brooke writes about how perhaps they are fighting for peace or that they are at peace as they are fighting for England
hearts at peace
England is called this showing that it is idolised as the perfect place
English Heaven
how did Brooke die
he died from sepsis before ever fighting
why did he enlist himself
he was extremely patriotic and was easily willing to die for his country
what was this poem used for
to get people to enlist in the army
what problems did some people have with the poem
that it was used without his consent and it glorified war
why is the form significant
it is a Petrarchan Sonnet so is predominately about love which is in concordance with the love for England
what is significant about the 2 separate stanzas
1st is more literal
2nd is more abstract
