1914+II.+Safety

1914 II. Safety What is the poem about? What are some significant word choices? - Literal meaning: Poet finding safety - “undying” (5) - all forms of the word “safe” - Religious connotation: “And if these poor limbs die, safest of all” o After death, heaven will be safe - Faith in his country unchanging o “for ever” (10) - “and” o Listing words that suggest a feeling of comfort and safety - Mourning / Morning What types of emotions are used or played upon? What is the tone/mood of the poem? - comforting tone - happiness: “happy” “blest” “birds singing” “mirth” – shown mainly by string of imagery - assurance: “Assured” “safety with all things undying” “secretly armed against all” “sleep” “freedom” “autumnal earth” – sleep needs safety - hope: “clouds flying” “freedom” What is the significance in the choice of sonnet form? - Sonnet: Romantic or love, so shows he has love for the war (romanticizing it) this formant conveys love towards the things he talks about and mentions creates a flow when read, nicer sound, rhyme scheme, adds to the fluidity - Set formation: directness and honesty towards the subject matter - Shakespearean/English Sonnet: 3 quatrains and 1 couplet at the end - Random: (Repeats hour and we a lot to show unity) - Couplet: It ends the poem on a note, where even though a lot of people die, it is because of this that they are safest. Emphasized because different from the rest of the poem What are the purposes of the poem? - recognize the soldiers as those who provided us with safety - emphasize the importance of safety, without the soldiers there wouldn’t have been safety o the soldiers are the ones that bring the safety – soldiers are more important than safety