Aims:

1. To develop an understanding of the poem • To develop awareness of how poetic form is used in poetry. Aims: C ontent A ttitude Atmosphere or T echnique Key Skills: Communication Working with others Improving own learning and performance S uccess

2. Biography • Born: 3 August 1887 • Cambridge University • Enlisted as Officer • Patriotic ‘Georgian Poet’ • Died: 23 April 1915, septic pneumonia from a mosquito bite Rupert Brooke

3. In pairs, select a possible title for the poem. Summarise the content in one sentence. C ontent

4. A ttitude • Underline every word with a negative association in red. • Underline every word with a positive association in green. • Underline every word that you associate with religion in blue. • Write one paragraph explaining why you think this poem presents such an idyllic view of England.

5. Count the lines Count the syllables in each line Work out the rhyme scheme (using A B C etc) Do you know what this poetic form is called? T echnique

6. A sonnet is poetic form used traditionally as, amongst other things, love poems. Underline every example of personification Why do you think Rupert Brooke used this poetic form? T echnique

7. S uccess • What do you think is the purpose of this poem? • Console bereaved relatives • Encourage boys to go to war • Increase patriotic feeling among the general public • To glorify and romanticise war • To what extent does the poem achieve these aims? Write at least one paragraph