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English MCQs
English Literature Mcqs
Q
Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” opens with the following lines: “If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is for ever England.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines and Brooke’s poem as a whole ?
AA. These lines and the poem as a whole use both the political concept of a nation and the spiritual concept of eternity to give meaning to soldiers’ deaths on the battlefield.
BB. These lines and the poem as a whole are primarily concerned with the extension of britain’s imperial power.
CC. These lines and the poem as a whole seek to directly express the horrors of war.
DD. These lines and the poem as a whole rely on assonance to magnify the critique of war expressed in the poem.
Correct Answer:
A. A. These lines and the poem as a whole use both the political concept of a nation and the spiritual concept of eternity to give meaning to soldiers’ deaths on the battlefield.
