Brotherhood is an eight lines long poem. In this short poem, much is expressed. It was specially dedicated to Claudius Ptolemy, a greek astrologist. At that time the astrologists believed that Earth was the center of the universe, and that the stars were the souls of the death. This poem symbolizes the hope of an after life, and the belief in destiny. It starts with the:
“I am a man: little do I last”
With this beginning the author is making it clear that life is not forever, and indeed is quite short. Then he follows the poem with the line:
“and the night is enormous”
In this line, the night is the death, and the night being enormous symbolizes the death being the forever after life. In those two lines he makes use of the
“I am a man: little do I last”
With this beginning the author is making it clear that life is not forever, and indeed is quite short. Then he follows the poem with the line:
“and the night is enormous”
In this line, the night is the death, and the night being enormous symbolizes the death being the forever after life. In those two lines he makes use of the