Has one ever had the horrifying thought of death? Or where one will end up after their death? Over 70% of humans fear the thought of death, yet death is something no one can escape. In William Cullen Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis”, imagery, symbolism, and the use of metaphors demonstrate how nature comforts people when they fear death. Bryant’s use of imagery presents a full picture of how nature is a woman who is sensitive to people’s feelings and needs. Nature is not just trees, rocks, and animals; there is more behind it than that, Nature is a caring, loving person. For example,“ She has a voice of gladness, and a smile and eloquence of beauty, and she glides into his darker musings, with a mild and healing sympathy, that steals away their
