Questions about The Soldier
The Soldier
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.
1. Why is the poem titled “The Soldier”?
Because the poem is about a soldier in a foreign country. Who fights for his country. If he represent
all soldiers. He’s the perfect example. Vanuit het perspectief van een soldaat. The Soldier: he’s a
perfect soldier.
2. What does the poem tell us about the bond between a soldier and his homeland?
The bond is very strong and positive between the soldier and his homeland. He feels like England is
a part of him. So everywhere he goes he brings England with him even after he dies. He wants to
defend his country and give his life for that.
The Soldier
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.
1. Why is the poem titled “The Soldier”?
Because the poem is about a soldier in a foreign country. Who fights for his country. If he represent
all soldiers. He’s the perfect example. Vanuit het perspectief van een soldaat. The Soldier: he’s a
perfect soldier.
2. What does the poem tell us about the bond between a soldier and his homeland?
The bond is very strong and positive between the soldier and his homeland. He feels like England is
a part of him. So everywhere he goes he brings England with him even after he dies. He wants to
defend his country and give his life for that.
