The Soldier - conflict Flashcards
When was the solider published?
1914
What view does it give on war?
Positive
Propaganda
How many stanzas are there?
Two
The poem is a sonnet and what does this mean or show?
Like a love poem. He loves his country.
Patriotic
What person is it in?
1st person
What can you say about the quote ‘think only this of me’?
- imperative/demanding
- accepting
- only focus on country
- proud of died for England, has specific way he wants to be remembered
What can you say about the quote ‘a dust whom England bore, shaped’?
- metaphor
- mother - loving, caring, affection, respect
- personification
- ‘bore’ ‘shaped’ verbs
What can you say about the quote ‘breathing English air’?
- patriotic
- existence = England
What can you say about the quote ‘gives somewhere back’?
- role is to give back to England
What can you say about the quote ‘laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness’?
- semantic field = positivity
What can you say about the quote ‘under an English heaven’?
- patriotic
- England heaven like
- metaphor
Complete the quote ‘if I should ____, think only _____ of me’
‘If I should die, think only this if me’
Complete the quote ‘a ______ whom England _____, shaped’
‘A dust whom England bore, shaped’
Complete the quote ‘_______ English air’
‘Breathing English air’
Complete the quote ‘gives _________ back’
‘Gives somewhere back’
