The soldier

• • "if I should die think only this of me:"
  • "that there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever england"
  • Brooke is unafraid of death and is acceptant of it as he views it as a worthy sacrifice to die for ones country
  • His death will signify England's superiority over other distant lands
• • "In that rich earth, a richer dust concealed"
  • Brooke will be rewarded in death as he has improved the soil which he has died on due to what he thinks is his superior english nationality - Brooke is a passionate patriot
• • "A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware"
  • Brooke personifies England as a mother which gave birth to him and raised him
  • He is willing to do anything to serve his country and show gratitude for giving him valuable gifts such as life itself
• • "A pulse in the eternal mind"
  • Brooke believes that his message of patriotism and devotion to England will forever last even after his imminent death
  • England is superior to other lands
• • "In hearts at peace under an English heaven"
  • Illustrates England as being as close to heaven as possible - He would happily die for his country - religious connotation