A soldier, very young, lies open mouthed.'-Where does this line occur? Who is the soldier referred to here? Why does the soldier lie open-mouthed?

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 Q. A soldier, very young, lies open mouthed.'-Where does this line occur? Who is the soldier referred to here? Why does the soldier lie open-mouthed?

Ans. The line occurs in Arthur Rimbaud's poem Asleep in the Valley.

A young soldier lying dead in the bushes of a green sunlit valley is referred to here.

The soldier lies open-mouthed keeping one hand on his breast because he is dead. The two red holes in the side of the soldier's body indicates that two bullets have pierced his body. His smile is like an infant’s, gentle or  without guile. The sun still shines upon his body. He is dead and sleeps in peace.