The Soldier

Question 1

What elements in the poem made it suitable to read in church

Answer 1

L2/3/4 england is the best and so are its soldiers, even after death
L 9-10 the soldiers heart lives on forever captured in our memories
L 13/14 his soul will live on, peacefully, in an englisch heaven

Question 2

Explain the line there shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed

Answer 2

The earth is already rich (worth fighting for) but when an englisch soldier dies on the battle field and is burried there the earth will become even richer.

Question 3

Do you consider this poem a patriotic poem

Answer 3

Yes because it only talks positive about england

Question 4

Can you spot the personification in this poem

Answer 4

England vs mother; england bore shaped and washed this is what a mother does

Question 5

Sonnets are love poems, why is this a sonnet

Answer 5

Its about the love for a country

Question 6

Is there an alliteration in the poem

Answer 6

2/3 foreign field forever
12 sights sounds
12 dreams day
13 laughter learnt

Question 7

What do the thoughts in line 11 stand for

Answer 7

They refer to the english values: fair play and democracy. The idea here is to show that england joined the battle for a noble cause

Question 8

Is the soldier a pro war or an anti war poem?

Answer 8

Pro war; its patriotic and even nationalistic (2-4) is suggests England is the best.