Death is considered part of the life cycle. There are many different ideas and opinions about death. Within the three poems “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant, “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, and “Dust In The Wind” by Kansas, the writers all refer to death. Even though the topics of the poems are similar, they all have different points of view towards death.
The first poem, “Thanatopsis”, tends to glorify life. In the poem, nature talks to the reader about death and how your experience will be after you pass. Then the author begins to speak again and states “so live” and “Approach thy grave, like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams”. The author states this so the reader understands to not have regrets and to live life as fully as possible. …show more content…
The reaper is known as death and is talking throughout the poem. The reaper states “Baby take my hand” “we’ll be able to fly” and “baby i’m your man”. The poem also refers to Romeo and Juliet and how if she takes the reaper hand, they will be just like them.
The last poem “Dust In The Wind” makes it a point that life goes by in a flash and we are nothing but dust that can be taken in the wind. The poem states “Nothin’ lasts forever but the earth and sky” and “I close my eyes only for a moment and the moment’s gone”. These two quotes from the poem reflects that nothing will last forever and that life is a short journey that will pass by in a blink of an eye.
To conclude, the topics of the poems are similar but they all speak differently of death. One poem suggest living life to the fullest and not having regrets. The other tends to glorify death and portray that it is okay to die. The final one makes it a point to the reader that life is short and will pass in the blink of an eye. As the writers showed, there are many different opinions to have of
The first poem, “Thanatopsis”, tends to glorify life. In the poem, nature talks to the reader about death and how your experience will be after you pass. Then the author begins to speak again and states “so live” and “Approach thy grave, like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams”. The author states this so the reader understands to not have regrets and to live life as fully as possible. …show more content…
The reaper is known as death and is talking throughout the poem. The reaper states “Baby take my hand” “we’ll be able to fly” and “baby i’m your man”. The poem also refers to Romeo and Juliet and how if she takes the reaper hand, they will be just like them.
The last poem “Dust In The Wind” makes it a point that life goes by in a flash and we are nothing but dust that can be taken in the wind. The poem states “Nothin’ lasts forever but the earth and sky” and “I close my eyes only for a moment and the moment’s gone”. These two quotes from the poem reflects that nothing will last forever and that life is a short journey that will pass by in a blink of an eye.
To conclude, the topics of the poems are similar but they all speak differently of death. One poem suggest living life to the fullest and not having regrets. The other tends to glorify death and portray that it is okay to die. The final one makes it a point to the reader that life is short and will pass in the blink of an eye. As the writers showed, there are many different opinions to have of