What is the theme of the poem asleep in the valley?
Theme or Central Idea of the poem: ‘Asleep In The Valley’ belongs to the genre of anti-war poetry. The central idea of the poem is the death of a young soldier as a result of war. In spite of the beautiful imagery of the poem, it is a poem about war and the futility of war.
What is the irony that comes out in the poem asleep in the valley?
Ans: – The title of the poem “Asleep in the Valley” is ironic. Here the irony lies in the word ‘asleep’ because the soldier is not actually sleeping. The soldier is a victim of war and he is dead because of the two bullet injuries visible on his side.
What was the relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine?
The two began a stormy love affair when Rimbaud was 17. Verlaine left his wife and child for Rimbaud, whom he called “the man with soles of wind”. Their relationship ended in 1873, when a row broke out between them and Verlaine fired a gun at Rimbaud, for which he would spend two years in a Belgian prison.
What do the Red holes signify?
The two red holes’ are the marks of bullet wounds, in one side of the sleeping soldier. It signifies that the soldier has been shot to death at war.
Why has the soldier kept one hand on his breast?
Nature seems to bedeck the dead. His innocent and artless mind cannot drive nature to induce life in his lifeless body. With one hand on his breast, the young soldier rests in peace. The two red holes imprinted by deadly bullets make a mockery of life.
Why does the soldier look pale?
11. Why did the soldier look pale? Ans : The soldier looked pale because he was lying dead in the valley. 12.
How does the poet describe the sleeping soldier?
The poet describes about a young soldier who is lying on the ground with innocence smile. The soldier is on verge of death and bathed in sunlight. Even the sunlight can’t wake him as he died. Actually, the poet tries to describe the tragedy of war.
Why was the soldier lying open-mouthed?
Ans. The line occurs in Arthur Rimbaud’s poem Asleep in the Valley. A young soldier lying dead in the bushes of a green sunlit valley is referred to here. The soldier lies open-mouthed keeping one hand on his breast because he is dead.
Why is the soldier’s smile called without guile?
Ans: The poet brings out the innocence of the soldier by describing the soldier’s smile which is like an infant’s – gentle, without guile. Ans: The soldier is pale because he is dead lying in a green, sun-soaked bed in the valley.