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The Soldier. By Rupert Brooke. If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field. That is for ever England. There shall be. In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
"The Soldier" is a poem by Rupert Brooke written during the first year of the First World War (1914). It is a deeply patriotic and idealistic poem that expresses a soldier's love for his homeland—in this case England, which is portrayed as a kind of nurturing paradise.
Sep 10, 2019 · The poem "The Soldier" is one of English poet Rupert Brooke's (1887–1915) most evocative and poignant poems—and an example of the dangers of romanticizing World War I, comforting the survivors but downplaying the grim reality.
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Stanza One
The poem starts off with what might be considered a sense of foreboding. Although one might think that this hints at the nature of the poem that is misleading as the poem almost espouses the idea of dying during wartime, rather than condemning it. This almost flies in the face of General Patton who once said “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his”! The opening line also provides a tone to the poem that makes it feel almost like an epistolar...
Stanza Two
As is often the case with a sonnet the second stanzaapproaches a new concept. In this case, it appears that the narrator is adding a further thought due to the first line. “and think this” makes it seem like he has had an epiphany. The use of language in this stanza is really interesting. It talks of hearts and minds in an attempt to personifyEngland. The reason for doing this is because people have a vested interest in people. If you can humanize a country you can increase its value in the e...
‘The Soldier‘ is similar to a Petrarchan sonnet (or Italian Sonnet if you prefer.) This means it has 14 lines which are separated into stanzas. The rhyming pattern for this is not typical of a Petrarchan sonnet, which usually has a ABBAABBA CDECDE pattern. It is full of positivity and seems to glorify the idea of a person dying for their country. D...
Rupert Brooke was predominantly a war poet. Fellow poet Yeates once described him as “the handsomest young man in England”. Unfortunately, that was a trait that Brooke took to the grave with him as he died tragically young at the age of just 27. Perhaps it is somewhat ironicthat whilst he passed away whilst serving his country his death wasn’t part...
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This sonnet encompasses the memoirs of a deceased soldier who declares his patriotism to his homeland by declaring that his sacrifice will be the eternal ownership of England of the small portion of land where his body is buried.
The Soldier, sonnet by Rupert Brooke, published in 1915 in the collection 1914. Perhaps his most famous poem, it reflects British sorrow over and pride in the young men who died in World War I. Narrated in the first person by an English soldier, the poem is sentimental, patriotic, and epitaphic.
Rupert Brooke is often considered a "Georgian" poet, referring to the 20th century British movement named in honor of King George V. A soldier during World War I, Brooke died of dysentery and blood poisoning aboard a troop ship.
