Discuss the significance of the title of the poem Asleep in the Valley.

Title of the poem 

Asleep in the Valley

Answer:   The title of the poem Asleep in the Valley directly reflects the main theme of this poem. Here the poet Arthur Rimbaud opens the poem with the description of a green valley. The chanting river, its silvery strands, fresh sunlight, and the presence of different plants of bushes and flowers make the valley beautiful. Then the poet introduces us with the main character of this poem, a soldier lying dead in a valley. Poet also informs us that his death has been caused by the wounds of two bullets of battle field. Here the word “asleep” in the title signifies the tragic death of the soldier. Thus the poet through this poem describes a beautiful valley where a soldier is asleep i.e. lying dead. So, the title is very much apt.