Homework for 4.1.08

For the Historical Analysis assignment, I chose the poem "The Soldier." This poem was described as being fought in 1915, which would have been World War I. Knowing a simple fact such as which war was beging fought helps the reader to have a clearer mental image in their head. Knowing that this is World War I, I have more knowledge on the reasoning behind the war and why there is even a war going on in the first place. To get beyond this mans emotions, it helps to know who he is fighting against and why he is fighting. I do have some general knowledge on World War I, but I will have to do more reasearch to understand the culture background fully.
One of the most important cultural/historical clues given in this text is at the end when it says [1915]. This helps the reader to gather that this war is indeed WWI and have some general background knowledge on that era.
I think some of the important things that I need to know more about for the research of this text are things such as major issues involving the war, where the war was fought, how long the war lasted, etc.