why did the soldier think that 'some corner of a foreign field' will be for ever England?
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Explanation:
f he dies, the speaker wants people to only think one thing: that there is some "corner" in a foreign country that is "forever England." Hmm. How can a "foreign field" be "forever England"?
If the speaker gets killed in battle and is buried in the field, that spot will be English, in the sense that English bones will be buried there "forever."
Even if the speaker isn't buried in the field, presumably some of his blood would get mixed in with the soil (gross), which also make the field "English," in a way.
The speaker also means that if he dies on the battlefield, that piece of land will be "claimed" by England. Wars are sometimes fought, after all, over land.
Most of Brooke's poetry is about World War I, so it's a safe bet that the "foreign field" here is probably somewhere in continental Europe.
But who is the speaker addressing? His friends? His parents? The reader? His fellow soldiers? Let's read on…
But! Before we do, a quick rhythm alert! It looks like… yup! We've already got some iambic pentameter on our hands here
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