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; A body of England’s, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
This rhyme scheme is is traditional. Looking through the first stanza you can see the pattern is consistent.
Tone
The textual evidence supporting this is;
"If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field" This presents his patriotism, and willingness to die for his country.
The tone is how the writer feels when he begins to write. This can strand from 1 to 3 tones. The speaker has to determine it for the subject.
The tone(s) for this poem are: Inspirational, prideful, and patriotic.
"dust" and "soil" represent what remains of a person after dying. Rupert Brooke uses the religious understanding of the human body as the planet, dirt, dust to make the soldier's tie with his home land more clear and strong.
symbols
The symbols are some things that have meaning within themselves but mean something different. These are usually references to other unrelated topics.
The word choices help the reader determine the tone and way he is speaking such as, The "eternal mind" most likley refers to the idea of a God. The speaker is saying that, when the soldier goes to heaven, he will become part of god and perhaps experience, in the form of a "pulse".
word choice
The word choice helps the reader determine the tone. It helps highlight the way that the author is meaning
Brooke uses soil and dust both figuratively and literally. The soldier lies in the "rich earth" of a foreign land. His corpse is described as "richer dust concealed." That dust is presented as "richer" in part because it is human remains.
imagery
Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.
The soldier uses a similes in the quote to compare his country, “Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter learnt of friends; and gentleness”. In this quote, he explains what life is like after war. This example of a simile is shown to compare the days without war.
Figurative laungade
Figurative language refers to language that isn't serious. It suggests a comparison to something else, so that one thing is seen in terms of another.
The poem, "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke, explains the relationship between the soldier and his home. The soldier discusses his passion for his country. From the research done, the theme of this poem is that peoples home is worth fighting for.
theme
Theme is the lesson about life or statement about human nature that the poem expresses. The theme gives us a life lesson.
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Transcript
Made by:Jaden Leonard & Hunter Jenks
The Soldier
By: Rupert Brooke
2015
The Poem
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; A body of England’s, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
This rhyme scheme is is traditional. Looking through the first stanza you can see the pattern is consistent.
Tone
The textual evidence supporting this is;
"If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field" This presents his patriotism, and willingness to die for his country.
The tone is how the writer feels when he begins to write. This can strand from 1 to 3 tones. The speaker has to determine it for the subject.
The tone(s) for this poem are: Inspirational, prideful, and patriotic.
"dust" and "soil" represent what remains of a person after dying. Rupert Brooke uses the religious understanding of the human body as the planet, dirt, dust to make the soldier's tie with his home land more clear and strong.
symbols
The symbols are some things that have meaning within themselves but mean something different. These are usually references to other unrelated topics.
The word choices help the reader determine the tone and way he is speaking such as, The "eternal mind" most likley refers to the idea of a God. The speaker is saying that, when the soldier goes to heaven, he will become part of god and perhaps experience, in the form of a "pulse".
word choice
The word choice helps the reader determine the tone. It helps highlight the way that the author is meaning
Brooke uses soil and dust both figuratively and literally. The soldier lies in the "rich earth" of a foreign land. His corpse is described as "richer dust concealed." That dust is presented as "richer" in part because it is human remains.
imagery
Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.
The soldier uses a similes in the quote to compare his country, “Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter learnt of friends; and gentleness”. In this quote, he explains what life is like after war. This example of a simile is shown to compare the days without war.
Figurative laungade
Figurative language refers to language that isn't serious. It suggests a comparison to something else, so that one thing is seen in terms of another.
The poem, "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke, explains the relationship between the soldier and his home. The soldier discusses his passion for his country. From the research done, the theme of this poem is that peoples home is worth fighting for.
theme
Theme is the lesson about life or statement about human nature that the poem expresses. The theme gives us a life lesson.