The Soldier

Question 1

T S C O A F F T I F E

Answer 1

There’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England
Far from home, he expects victory (hubris)
Death of soldiers means England remains in country forever

Question 2

W B T R B B S O H

Answer 2

Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home
He is partly religious and is loyal to england

Question 3

I H A P, U A E H

Answer 3

In hearts at peace, under an English heaven
Happy to sacrifice and he can rest, he turned heaven into England- glorifies

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

-brooke died early in war 1915
- idealistic and romanticized war, patriotism
-sonnet as loves country

Question 5

Big ideas

Answer 5

-soldiers should be remembered and celebrated
-faith can be secular (non religious)
-death can be heroic

Question 6

Form

Answer 6

A sonnet as he loves his country

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

Volta (turning point) in middle of a stanza.
From 1-8 (octave) it’s about how England enriched him
Lines 8-14 (setet is him gifting England back when he dies