The Soldier Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘The Soldier’?

A

Rupert Brooke

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2
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When was ‘The Soldier’ written?

A

1914

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3
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What form is ‘The Soldier’?

A

petrachan sonnet

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4
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finish the quote : ‘if i….

A

…should die’

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5
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finish the quote : ‘think only….

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…this of me’

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6
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finish the quote : ‘that there’s some…

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…corner of a foreign field’

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7
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Did Rupert Brooke ever serve in WWI?

A

no he died before

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8
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What did Rupert Brooke die of?

A

insect bite

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9
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When did Rupert Brooke go to war?

A

volunteered to go

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10
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finish the quote : ‘corner of…

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…a foreign field’

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11
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finish the quote : ‘that is…

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…for ever England’

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12
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finish the quote : ‘there shall be…

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…in that rich earth’

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13
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finish the quote : ‘a richer…

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…dust concealed’

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14
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finish the quote : ‘a dust whom…

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…England bore’

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15
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finish the quote : ‘shaped…

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…made aware’

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16
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finish the quote : ‘gave, once….

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…her flowers to love’

17
Q

finish the quote : ‘her ways..

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…to roam’

18
Q

finish the quote : ‘a body of…

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…england’s’

19
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finish the quote : ‘breathing…

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…English air’

20
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finish the quote : ‘washed by…

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…the rivers’

21
Q

finish the quote : ‘blest by…

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..the suns of home’

22
Q

finish the quote : ‘and think

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…this heart’

23
Q

finish the quote : ‘all evil..

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….shed away’

24
Q

finish the quote : ‘a pulse….

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…in the eternal mind’

25
Q

finish the quote : ‘no less…

A

gives somewhere back’

26
Q

finish the quote : ‘the thoughts…

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…by England given’

27
Q

finish the quote :’her sights…

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…and sounds’

28
Q

finish the quote : ‘dreams as…

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..happy as her day’

29
Q

finish the quote : ‘and laughter…

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…learnt of friends’

30
Q

finish the quote : ‘and…

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…gentleness’

31
Q

finish the quote : ‘in hearts…

A

…at peace’

32
Q

finish the quote : ‘under an…

A

…English heaven’

33
Q

What is the first stanza of ‘The Soldier’?

A

octet

34
Q

What is the second stanza of ‘The Soldier’?

A

sestet

35
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