Thanatopsis Poem Analysis
Death is an ongoing mystery that has not been solved by humankind. It continuously is a thought of how or why leaving people like artists to try to make reason of it. The poems “Thanatopsis” by Bryant, “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas are three poems which speak of death; however they all have different purposes. They each explain and describe death with different points of views.
Although all of the poems had different purposes, they also had similarities. The three poems are all about the topic of death and how scenarios may differ for different people. The intended point for each is to explain different viewpoints of death or the different purposes.
The poem “Don’t Fear the Reaper” glorifies