Which of the following statements accurately compares Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” and Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Rear Guard” ?

• A. Both poems praise Britain’s military power and its imperial ambitions.
• B. Both poems describe Britain’s civilizing mission in the world.
• C. Both poems seek to respond to the harsh political and military realities of their day.
• D. Both poems romanticize war and glorify the life of the soldier.