The Soldier Flashcards
1
Q
“If I should die”
A
Thinks it’s unlikely they will die, confidence, arrogance
2
Q
“richer dust”
A
Dual meaning: England’s dust is better than that of a “foreign field”, cremated bodies
3
Q
“flowers to love”
A
Physically positive descriptions
4
Q
“thoughts by England given”
A
Positive images and connotations of England throughout, they think better thoughts because they’re English
5
Q
“Her”
A
Personification, female, vulnerable, fragile, men should fight for ‘her’ and protect ‘her’
6
Q
“under an English heaven”
A
All links to death are glazed/washed over
7
Q
Compare to?
A
Dulce et decorum est
