Rupert Brooke

LitCharts guides for works by Rupert Brooke

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Rupert Brooke. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Rupert Brooke's poetry.

The Dead (III)

"The Dead (III)" is part of a sonnet sequence by Rupert Brooke, titled "1914" and published in the volume 1914 and Other Poems (1915). The poem is an elegy for the fallen UK soldiers of World War I... view guide

The Dead (IV)

"The Dead (IV)" is part of English poet Rupert Brooke's sequence "1914": five linked poems that honored the fallen soldiers of World War I. In this sonnet, a speaker laments all the small joys of ... view guide

The Soldier

"The Soldier" is a poem by Rupert Brooke written during the first year of the First World War (1914). It is a deeply patriotic and idealistic poem that expresses a soldier's love for his homeland—i... view guide