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ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY, ARTHUR RIMBAUD

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INTRODUCTION OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD, • Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was a French poet, from the nineteenth century. He started writing poetry even, before he reached his teens. He stopped writing poetry at the, age of nineteen. His major works include To Music, Evening, Prayer. The present poem, originally titled Le Dormeur le Val,, was included in his collection of poetry called, Poesis (1872).

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ABOUT THE POEM, • This poem is written in the model of the Italian sonnet that has, fourteen lines divided as octave and sestet. It is written in the, background of The France-Prussian War. The poet explores the, inherent futility of war. This theme is expressed in the contrasting, images of a bountiful nature as background and the tragic death of, a young soldier in the midst of nature’s splendour.

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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS, 1. How does the stream look like in the poem ‘ Asleep in the Valley?2016, 2. What are the sunrays compared with ?, 3. How is the grass in the valley?, 4. How does the stream flow through the valley?, 5. Where from the sun’s rays come?, 6. Where does the stream leave ‘long strands of silver’ ?2017, 7. How do they fill the hollow?

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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS, 1. How is the young soldier lying?, 2. What is the soldier’s pillow made of?, 3. Where did the soldier stretch himself in the valley ?, 4. What type of poem is ‘Asleep in the Valley’ ?

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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS, 1. Where are the feet of the soldier? 2015, 2. How is the dead soldier shown respect by nature ?, 3. What is the smile of the dead soldier compared to ?, , 4. How is the smile of an infant ?, 5. What did the poet ask Nature to do?, 6. What is described is ‘gentle, without guile’ ?2017

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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS, 1. Why do the humming insect not disturb his rest?, 2. Who doesn’t disturb the soldier’s rest?, 3. How many red holes are there on the soldiers body?, 4. What do the ‘two red holes’ in the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ signify ?, 2015, 5. How does the soldier sleep in the valley?