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'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke is not a war poem which stresses the hideousness of the war.
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Kaan Kalipci POETIC COMMENTARY ON 'THE SOLDIER' by RUPERT BROOKE Even though seems like one, 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke is not a war poem which stresses the hideousness of the war. Instead it is a patriotic poem, written on the way to the battle, which is a time when patriotism usually reaches the peak. The speaker, presumably the soldier, shows his eternal love to England, by personifying it as this protective, caring mother like figure. Throughout the sonnet the extended metaphor of England as a mother develops, and it helps Brooke to show his love and patriotism evidently. Definite article of 'The' in the title "The Soldier" shows us that the poem will be about a specific soldier, and it deceives the readers by making them think it is a war poem. The first line gives us much information about the sonnet and the narrator, as it clarifies the question marks created...
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