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Written upon the death of the English General John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough. Swift was one of his political enemies due to Churchill's diplomatic and military career that was often composed of his reckless actions that ended lives.

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Link for better understanding of the poem

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Link for better understanding of the poem

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https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/please-give-me-good-summary-poem-satirical-elegy-434351

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He left an impact on people, even after his death, although the abstract noun "stink" tells us it wasn't a good one, possibly because he was notorious for his reckless actions and the number of lives he ended. The adjective "great" emphasizes the loathing left behind for him.

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the stative verb 'true' accompanied by the metaphor for his achievements 'profit' - relates to the fact that it was in the War of Spanish Succession that Marlborough extended his fame.  The possessive abstract noun 'pride' refers to how his achievements got to his head which instilled a persona which made him feel more superior over others;  he was not a military innovator but Marlborough used what he had at his disposal to great effect.
“He was a soldier of genius who, without innovating, used the strategy, tactics and equipment of his day to perfection, and who performed miracles of organisation.” (E N Williams)

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interrogative - questioning all the power he had
inglorious - adjective
his death takes away any power he had and everything he did that showed he was strong. it was all for nothing because in the end he was weak and old. that weakness brought shame to him

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the pre modified noun phrase "mighty warrior" shows that he was a very good and royal general however the modal verb "could" also suggests that he could have been a fake general

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No one loved him enough to marry him and orphans are meant to show low status people in society and even they dont have any sorrow for the general who passed.

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'Twas time in conscience he should die!'

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'Twas time in conscience he should die!'

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this is saying that it was about time that he should die
he outlived his 'worrier' status
'conscience'- noun
'die'- verb

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the repetition modifier 'nor' highlights, that no one had sympathy for John Churchill when he actually died. The dynamic verb 'sigh' highlights how people just arent bothered anymore. Similarly the dynamic verb 'tears' emphasises how not one orphan dropped a tear for his death. the concrete noun 'orphan' suggests that these types of people are very emotional due to the fact they have no family yet, someone died and still there were no tears. this was because his career has become more of an object than anything else.

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too - adverb
ironic that he died of old age and not on the battle field. he died in his bed which shows his weakness, suggests power doesn't last forever.

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the declarative 'behold' accompanied by the second person pronoun 'your', reinforced by the abstract noun 'fate' implies certain people had views which were that his death was deserved due to ideas of regicide  surrounding him at the time - he was accused of being part of a plot to 🤬 the king which left him tainted in the eyes of some – even though the accusation was false. Also the fact that the statement is exclamatory emphasises the anger some of the public had due to this as many believed the monarchy/ kings were god's representatives on earth.

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"Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung"

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"Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung"

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The noun "dirt" suggests that Churchill is seen as filth by Swift and, therefore, the dirt must be his home, as implied by the dynamic (but metaphorical) verb "Turn'd".

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At home Marlborough was an important political figure whose support was indispensable to any ministry. The key to this influence lay with his wife, who had been Anne’s firm companion and guide through all the political upheavals of the past two decades. Anne, though a woman with decided views and prejudices of her own, was, for the time being, content to leave her affairs in the hands of Sarah’s husband and his friend and political ally Sidney, earl of Godolphin, whom Anne made lord treasurer and, in effect, prime minister.

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The archaic declarative "Come hither" may be trying to taunt/lure Churchill to a sucker punch - his fate.

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After his marriage to sarah jennings, an attendant upon Princess (later Queen) Anne, Churchill rose rapidly. On the accession of James II in 1685, he was made a lieutenant general and effective commander in chief, in addition to a peer of the realm.

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The interrogative backed up behind the adjective inglorious suggests that the general caused a lot of shame and his honor had been lost after he had accomplished his achievements. due to his reckless life in the military according to Swift.

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The tract did not shock or outrage contemporary readers as Swift must have intended; its economics was taken as a great joke, its more incisive critiques ignored. Although Swift's disgust with the state of the nation continued to increase, A Modest Proposal was the last of his essays about Ireland. Swift wrote mostly poetry in the later years of his life, and he died in 1745.

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considered himself more English than Irish, and his loyalty to Ireland was often ambivalent in spite of his staunch support for certain Irish causes. The complicated nature of his own relationship with England may have left him particularly sympathetic to the injustices and exploitation Ireland suffered at the hand of its more powerful neighbor.

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someone as strong and brave to be on the battle field and take away lives, their life has been taken away now.
pre modified noun phrase - "mighty warrior"
"fall" - verb

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The stative verb "rebuke" is possibly Swift saying how he is getting his own back at John Churchill.

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-When Queen Anne succeeded in 1702 he was quickly appointed as captain-general of the forces and master-general of the ordnance, as well as being created Duke of Marlborough. His wife, Sarah, was a favourite of the Queen.
- As a reward for his success, Parliament voted to give him Woodstock Manor and Blenheim Palace
-He was also created Prince of Mindelheim, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, by Emperor Leopold I.
- from this you can see why Swift didn't like people who abused their power
- he was dismissed in 1711 after he and his wife had both fallen out of favour with Queen Anne.
- In 1714 the new king, George I, restored Marlborough to the offices of captain-general and master of the ordnance, and created him a privy Councillor.
-With regard to context John Churchill was awarded Knight-ship as a member of the Order of the Garter.
- he was the son of William Churchill
- served at Tangier, the third dutch war, Solebay and he went with the english troops to assist Louis XIV against the Dutch.

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'twas time in conscience he should die!'

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'twas time in conscience he should die!'

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this suggests that people had gotten sick and tired of John Churchill as he was a strong political enemy. the modal verb 'should' shows that he has many enemies and is wanted to be killed. this sentence is shown through an exclamatory suggesting the people are angry.

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The modal verb 'should' indicates he deserved to die and it was his fate.

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"And, trust me, as the noise" of the trumpet of the last judgment "grows stronger," the speaker assures us, the duke will "wish to sleep a little longer" because the sound signals his damnation.

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"The last loud trump must wake him now" 

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"The last loud trump must wake him now" 

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last/loud: adjective
must: modal verb
wake: dynamic verb

referring to the trumpet horn that is blown or will be blown on judgement day meaning that his judgments for his life will be brought to him now that he has died.

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Suggests that they (the archaic verb "Ye") are, in fact, insignificant (as shown by the noun "bubbles") and were only put where they are by others, instead of earning it.

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"The last loud trump must wake him now."

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"The last loud trump must wake him now."

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slides into an apparently inoffensive observation regarding the Christian belief that before the last judgment, when souls will be confined to 🤬 or sent to Heaven, a trumpet will awake the sleeping dead

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he was lonely his his life

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allude derisively to the place of the dukes death, his bed, not the field of honor. he died in comfort, not in sacrifice. 'matter' - noun

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there are three exclamations, as if the speaker were repeating unbelievable but actually rather satisfying news.
exclamatory

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"But what of that?" Indicates that it doesn't matter how he died, due to the damages his actions caused while he was alive. This is shown through the use of a rhetorical question.

"He had this honours in his day." This suggests that in his past he did accomplish something, however it has faded into irrelevance due to his death.
This is shown through the noun 'honours'.

"He made them weep before he died". This quote exhibits that Churchill made an emotional mark on the people around him, through the verb "weep, perhaps through his work as a general, in the '9 years war'.

"Come hither all ye empty things". This could be a reference to the people he was responsible for killing, perhaps a reference to their corpses. This is suggested through the adjective "empty", which indicates

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begins with an expression of his surprise, but, clearly, not of his grief. "His Grace!" This might be read as solemn shock, and yet the tone is more like unbelief, and the tone of the lines following does not suggest sadness.

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This is the reference to his death or the death of people he had killed
'burnt'- verb- saying that his life has run out and that he has lived his life to the very end

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In pairs, your task is to analyse your section of the poem - the analysis needs to be detailed! Although you are working together, each member of the group needs to contribute to the post.

First!
Each group must add context to the context section.

Then, For each post:

Pick out a quote from the section of the poem.

Analyse in detail (following the cone process) the meaning, the choice of language and structure etc.

Attach an image to represent the quotation you have chosen.

Finally, once your analysis is completed - add comments to you peers posts to further develop their analysis.

Stretch and challenge - With reference to ideas from the context boxes, add comment to your peers work where specific contextual factors may have shaped/influenced the quote or meaning.

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- he used his neoclassical humor, wit, and satire, to influence his audience into understanding how the general was seen through his eyes.
- The poem was first published in 1765

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-he was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
- member of the Anglo-Irish ruling class
-  For many years he worked, anxiously and unsuccessfully, to secure himself a permanent appointment in England; during this period he considered his life in Ireland a kind of exile.
-   1720s, Swift became vehemently engaged in Irish politics. He reacted to the debilitating effects of English commercial and political injustices in a large body of pamphlets, essays, and satirical works
-  The tract did not shock or outrage contemporary readers as Swift must have intended; its economics was taken as a great joke, its more incisive critiques ignored.
- he died in 1745.

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But what of that? his friends may say,
He had those honours in his day.
True to his profit and his pride,
He made them weep before he died.
Come hither, all ye empty things!
Ye bubbles rais'd by breath of kings!
Who float upon the tide of state;
Come hither, and behold your fate!
Let pride be taught by this rebuke,
How very mean a thing's a duke;
From all his ill-got honours flung,
Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung.

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A Satirical Elegy On The Death Of A Late Famous General - Jonathan Swift poem reading

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Threescore, I think, is pretty high;
'Twas time in conscience he should die!
This world he cumber'd long enough;
He burnt his candle to the snuff;
And that's the reason, some folks think,
He left behind so great a stink.
Behold his funeral appears,
Nor widows' sighs, nor orphans' tears,
Wont at such times each heart to pierce,
Attend the progress of his hearse

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A Satirical Elegy On The Death Of A Late Famous General - Jonathan Swift poem reading

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His Grace! impossible! what, dead!
Of old age too, and in his bed!
And could that mighty warrior fall,
And so inglorious, after all?
Well, since he's gone, no matter how,
The last loud trump must wake him now;
And, trust me, as the noise grows stronger,
He'd wish to sleep a little longer.
And could he be indeed so old
As by the newspapers we're told?

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A Satirical Elegy On The Death Of A Late Famous General - Jonathan Swift poem reading