The Soldier

The Soldier
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The Soldier
Literature

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Before we start
Let's see what you remember from last poem.

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Owen's attitude towards the war was...
A
positive
B
negative

Slide 3 - Quiz

During which war was Dulce et Decorum Est written?
A
WWI
B
WWII
C
Civil War
D
The Boers War

Slide 4 - Quiz

The soldiers returning from the field were..
A
energetic
B
happy
C
tired
D
crying

Slide 5 - Quiz

"I saw him drowning".
What happened?

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

According to Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori is
A
the truth
B
a lie
C
a random Latin phrase
D
a beautiful metaphor

Slide 7 - Quiz

Let's continue
The Soldier
by Rupert Brooke

Slide 8 - Diapositive

About the author
  • Rupert Brooke
  • 1887 - 1915

Slide 9 - Diapositive

About the author
  • Brooke also died during WWI (just like Owen).
  • Joined the Royal Navy.
  • Killed by an infection after a mosquito bite.

Slide 10 - Diapositive

What do the following words mean?
foreign
to bear
concealed
shed away
gentleness

zachtheid
buitenlands
verdwenen
bevallen
verstopt

Slide 11 - Question de remorquage

The Soldier
Let's read the poem together

Slide 12 - Diapositive

What is the setting
of this poem?

Slide 13 - Carte mentale

What is the setting of this poem?
Time: WWI

Place: Some foreign field or England. Why?

  • He is fighting in some foreign field, but he is constantly thinking about England.
  • England gave life to the person and he remembers English air and an English heaven

Slide 14 - Diapositive

2. Write down the rhyme scheme for this poem.
Hint: look up the definition of masculine rhyme

Slide 15 - Question ouverte

Rhyme scheme
ABABCDCD EFGEFG

  • given and heaven rhyme, if you focus on the final syllable. 
  • This is called masculine rhyme.

Slide 16 - Diapositive

3. How many stanzas does this poem have?
A
1
B
2
C
8 & 6
D
14

Slide 17 - Quiz

4. In which perspective is this poem written?
A
first-person perspective
B
third-person perspective
C
omniscient perspective

Slide 18 - Quiz

Why is it the first person perspective?
  • The narrator can only tell what he or she knows, sees, hears and thinks. 
  • The first-person narrator has no knowledge of what the other characters think and speaks as “I”. 
  • This narrator is also a participant in the story and the he or she is the one who reveals the plot. 

Slide 19 - Diapositive

Class discussion
First, discuss the two question underneath in groups:
  • What does the author mean with richer dust in line 4?
  • What type of imagery is this?

Slide 20 - Diapositive

Correct answer:
It’s a metaphor for his body which returns to a richer dust, because he believes the body represents the glorious England.     


Slide 21 - Diapositive

6. Compare this poem to Dulce Et Decorum Est. What is the biggest difference between the two poems in terms of theme?





Discuss this in pairs or groups of three
After that: class discussion
timer
2:00

Slide 22 - Diapositive

Possible answer:
  • Dulce et Decorum Est stated it is not honourable to die for your country. 
  • This poem says it is.



Slide 23 - Diapositive

Explanation (extra information)
  • The Soldier was written at beginning of the war (1914)
  • Beginning of war: patriotic, idealistic, naïve.
  • Dying in battle and claiming land was noble/heroic.
  • Nobody knew that war could be so devastating.
  • Dulce et Decorum Est was written during the war (1917)
  • Therefore more realistic view of war



Slide 24 - Diapositive

I think I understand this text well enough for the test.
Yes
No

Slide 25 - Sondage

Continue
If you have answered yes, continue with your week task.

If you have answered no, please let me know what you do not understand (yet).

Slide 26 - Diapositive