The Soldier By Rupert Brooke Flashcards
(9 cards)
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The soldier quote 1
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‘Some corner of a foreign field that is forever England’ - the soldiers death has meaning for winning
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The Soldier quote 2
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‘There shall be a richer dust concealed’ - metaphor shows the value of the soldiers death
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The Soldier quote 3
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‘A body of England’s breathing English air’ - repetition shows the soldiers patriotism
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The Soldier quote 4
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‘All evil shed away’ - the soldiers death is purifying
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The Soldier quote 5
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‘A pulse in the eternal mind’ - Brooke metaphorically implies that the soldiers death brought him closer to God
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The Soldier quote 6
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‘Heart at peace under an English heaven’ - England is a paradise on earth
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The Soldier context
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- early 20th century poem at the start of WW1
- Brooke was a loyal, patriotic man
- joined the navy but died before he saw action
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The Soldier structure
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- sonnet form shows he loves his country
- iambic pentameter mimics his heartbeat because he lives on a after death
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The Soldier personal response
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- reads as propaganda
- sympathy for those caught in the net
- young men were lied to
