The Soldier Flashcards
context:
who was the poet and when were they born?
Rupert Brooke - (1887-1915)-died during war
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When was the poem written?
Nov + Dec 1914
-when people were largely optimistic and patriotic
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why was the poem written?
to appeal to the masses
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What type of poet is Brooke?
A Georgian poet
What are the key themes of the poem?
conflict/love/patriotism
structure:
what type of poem is it?
A sonnet
structure:
what is the poem spilt into?
An octet and a sestet
structure:
what does the octet metaphorically represent?
England- personified as a woman/mother
structure:
what does the sestet metaphorically represent?
the soldiers- the children of england
what sort of tone does the poem have?
A reverential tone
what is the effect of the 1st person narrator?
more personal
what could the title ‘The Soldier’ represent?
relates to all soldiers- all soldiers are the same and go through the same experiences
analysis:
‘some corner’ of a foreign field
doesn’t care- colloquial phrase
no country is superior to England
Analysis:
‘a richer dust concealed’
the richer dust is him
he is more superior compared to the Earth in the foreign land
analysis:
‘whom England bore’
England personified as a mother- like a spirit-tender and caring
soldiers treated right
