CLIP 6492
Rupert Brooke - The Soldier (poem only)
Key Info
- Title: Rupert Brooke - The Soldier (poem only)
- Duration: 01:25
- Description: Rupert Brooke's patriotic poem to the English fallen is read by a working-class Scot, fighting in the trenches during the Great War. This reading of the poem raises some of the questions around Empire, who was the war being fought by, and for, and what does it tell us about the prevailing attitudes of the day.
- Subject: English Topic: Poetry of World War One
- Keywords: Brooke, The Soldier, poetry, war, patriotism, First World War, WW1, World War One, poem, poppies, patriotism, euphemism, spiritual, sonnet, remembrance, powerful texts, PowerfulTexts
Ideas for use in class
- This would be a useful accompaniment to a study of this poem and other war poems. The students might like to discuss the how far the setting seems realistic and whether there is an intended irony in the use of a Scottish soldier talking of somewhere that will be forever England. A contrasting reading can be seen in Clip 6493.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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