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Rupert Brooke GB Grassi Saronno (Life (He won a scholarship to King's…
Rupert Brooke GB Grassi Saronno
Life
He won a scholarship to King's College in Cambridge
He's been a president of the Fabian Society
Born on August 3, 1887
He was very good looking
He enlisted at the outbreak of war in August 1914
He died on April 23, 1915, after developing a sepsis caused by a mosquito bite
Brooke was buried in an olive grove on the greek island of
Skyros
He was a good student and athlete
Main Works
The Soldier
Petrarchan sonnet
The classical form of the poem helps convey the
sense of pathos and romantic idealization of the soldier's words
Death is suggested by immortality, glory, peace
Poetic devices
Personification of England
Tone of the poem: nostalgic, sentimental, patriotic
"1914 & Other Poems", was first published in May 1915 and it contained five sonnets:
Conception of war and patriotism
Was is clean and cleansing
Only body can suffer
Death is seen as a reward
He became the symbol of the "young romantic hero"
Style
Sentimental attitude,which was lost in other poets
His sonnets' pubblication coincided with his death
and he became immensely popular
England needed a focal point for its sacrifice,
ideals and aspirations
Winston Churchill wrote an obituary in his honor