Also, it seems that the writer sends out a message to the readers at the end of the poem. "So live, that when thy summons comes to join the innumerable caravan..., thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night..., but sustained and soothed..., approach thy grave..., and lies down to pleasant dreams" (line 73-81). This image tells us to live a life of happiness, so that we could die peacefully. Bryant's use of tropes and his literal images lead to a deeper meaning beyond the literal because he uses words like, "mysterious realm," "chamber," and, "pleasant dreams" to describe what death will be like and how it will be
Also, it seems that the writer sends out a message to the readers at the end of the poem. "So live, that when thy summons comes to join the innumerable caravan..., thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night..., but sustained and soothed..., approach thy grave..., and lies down to pleasant dreams" (line 73-81). This image tells us to live a life of happiness, so that we could die peacefully. Bryant's use of tropes and his literal images lead to a deeper meaning beyond the literal because he uses words like, "mysterious realm," "chamber," and, "pleasant dreams" to describe what death will be like and how it will be