The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke Flashcards
1
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Summary
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- encapsulates the feeling of patriotism
- expresses belief that it is honourable to die for for your country
- England is a key theme and the speaker clearly loves his country
2
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When was the poem written?
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1914 - start of WW1
2
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Form and structure
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- sonnet –> links to the love of his country
- octave –> first 8 lines
- sestet –> 6 lines
- mostly Shakespeare rhyme
3
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What was the poet feeling?
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Patriotic - willing to die for his country
4
Q
What type of poet was Brookes?
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Neo-romantic poet
–> wrote after the romantic period but includes elements of the movement
5
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How and when did he die?
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In 1915 due to an infected mosquito bite
6
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‘in some corner…
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…of a foreign field That is forever England.’
7
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‘A dust whom…
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…England bore, shaped, made aware.’
8
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‘A pulse…
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…in the Eternal mind’
9
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‘breathing…
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…English air’
10
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‘In hearts…
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…at peace, under an English heaven’
