The soldier
The Soldier is a patriotic sonnet. It has been composed by Rupert Brooke. Rupert Brooke was the most handsome man of England of the time. He was lover of peace as well as of his country England. The poet's heart is overflowing with the sense of patriotism. He says that an English soldier fights in a foreign land for his country England. Life is uncertain in battle field because no one knows what will happen there. So, the poet reveals his wish that if he dies in a foreign land he should be buried in England. He has got everything from England. He extends his gratitude to England. He expresses his gratefulness to his country time and again saying this that even noble thoughts, happy dreams and sense of laughter have come to his mind from his motherland England. He wishes that he should be remembered even after his death because he would for the sake of motherland. The poet here dignifies the act of a soldier. The poem gives us a strong sense of patriotism.
