Thanatopsis
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William Cullen Bryant was taught a harsh Calvinistic religion, which sets the stage for his views of nature reflected in the poem, “. Nature speaks through many ways in his poems. He used metaphors to demonstrate melancholy and disintegration. Throughout the poem , William Cullen Bryant show ....
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.... is indicated. “Into his darker musings etc......”. The death metaphor begins as , “Of the last bitter hour come like a blight”. An indication of not ever returning back to the earth is also demonstrated when he says that over the spirit, and sad images are present. A constant effect of nature is shown in line 14. Here nature is predictable and the same throughout its surrounding. Day in and day out it remains as it was before. “ To Nature’s teachings, while form all around ....
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Word count: 333
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
