Question

Which universal theme does this poem build on?

Brave, brave were the soldiers (high named to-day) who lived through the fight;
But the bravest press'd to the front and fell, unnamed, unknown.
(from "The Bravest Soldiers" by Walt Whitman)

Answer 1

Were there options? I would go for something like Heroism

Answer 2

heroism

death and rebirth

salvation

love and duty