The Soldier Flashcards
1
Q
Poet?
A
Rupert Brooke
2
Q
Context?
A
When the war was declared in August 1914, many men were eager to enlist and fight for their country. The poem captures this early idealism.
3
Q
Q - Repetition of …
A
English
- ‘English air’
- ‘English heaven’
- ‘England bore’
- ‘for ever England’
- ‘body of England’s’
- ‘England given’
4
Q
Q - (Last word of) End of first stanza emphasises love for England
A
‘blest by suns of home.’
5
Q
Q - England as his mother
A
‘England bore, shaped, made aware,’
6
Q
Q - Last line showing he is at peace in England
A
‘In hearts at peace, under an English heaven’
7
Q
Q - Wherever he dies will be England
A
‘some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.’
8
Q
Form:
A
- Sonnet which emphasises the love
- Voice is confident and reflective in the second stanza
9
Q
Structure:
A
Octave and Sestet
Octave = How England has enriched his life Sestet = After death he will still be English and will return the gifts given to him.
