Give the substance of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'.
Justify the title of the poem "Asleep in the Valley."
Write the theme of the poem Asleep in the Valley'.
".they fill the hollow full of light."- What is the 'hollow' referred to in the line? How does the hollow look? Who is lying in the hollow? How is he lying there?
"A soldier, very young, lies open-mouthed,"—Where was the soldier found lying and how? How does the poet describe the soldier's face? Why, according to you, was he lying open-mouthed?
"His feet among the flowers, he sleeps."—Where does this line occur? Who is the person referred to here? Where is the person sleeping? Describe the nature of his sleep.
"His smile... without guile." -Mention the figure of speech used here. What does the poet want to mean here?
"His smile / Is like an infant's"—Whose smile is referred to here? Why is his smile compared with that of an infant? How does nature treat him?
"Ah, Nature, keep him warm; he may catch cold."—Who is 'he'? Why may he catch cold? Why does the poet ask Nature to keep him warm?
"The humming insects don't disturb his rest;"-Who rests and where? What put him to rest? Why can't the insects disturb his rest?
"He sleeps in sunlight ..."-Who is the person referred to here? Where does he sleep and how? What does the word sleep' indicate in this poem?
"In his side there are two red holes."-Who is the person referred to here? What do the 'two red holes' signify? What attitude of the poet to war is reflected here?
Give a description of the valley as found in Rimbaud's poem 'Asleep in the Valley'.
The word "sun' is repeatedly used in the poem-explain the significance of it.
How does the poet express the futility of war through his poem 'Asleep in the Valley'? What message does he want to convey?
How does the soldier lie in Asleep in the Valley'?
How does this picture of the soldier describe the tragedy of war? Explain.
Bring out the irony of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'.
Look at the word 'asleep'. What do we normally associate with the word? When does the reader recognise that the soldier is asleep in a different sense?
Comment on Rimbaud's treatment of symbol and imagery in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley'.
Nature plays an important role in the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' by Arthur Rimbaud- Justify.
The poem ends a little abruptly but leaves the reader with utter surprise and shock Discuss.
The poem 'Asleep in the Valley' rests on two contrasting pictures. Discuss the use of two contrasting pictures in the poem,
What is the occasion of the poem 'Asleep in the Valley' ? Give a simile used by the poet the poem. Are there other comparisons in the poem?