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    Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” He means that it’s easy to flow with the crowd‚ but he respects the man who stays true to his own values when pushed into a crowd. Romanticism is a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 17th century‚ emphasizing inspiration

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    to die. Examples of this would be the three poems “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant‚ “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by The Blue Oyster Cult‚ and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas. All of these are about death‚ but they have different points of view. “Thanatopsis” romanticizes death and is optimistic‚ “Dust in the Wind” portrays life as short and fleeting‚ and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” glorifies death. While the three poems discuss death the poem “Thanatopsis” has the most optimistic view. In the poem Bryant

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    Losing someone dear is similar to the trek of a rugged mountain journey.These hills are similar to William Cullen Bryant’s poem thanatopsis where he said “The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun the vales /stretching in pensive quietness between”(20). Initially‚ the journey feels incredible‚ each step of the hike coated with the weight of grief. Yet‚ with time‚ the peaks and valleys of memory become comforting footholds‚ offering help amidst the feeling of loss. Just as mountains stand against

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    based on romanticism such as "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant express a certain feeling not obtained in other kinds of poems. Many people in the romantic era believed that man’s purpose was to become one with nature. They felt power and wisdom comes from nature. They also believed in humanitarian which was an elevated common man or noble savage. Intuition was said to be more important than reason. People stressed the concept of following instincts. The poem "Thanatopsis" is a good example of romantic

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    Death is a scary and ever approaching event. Public speaker and Public speaker and writer William Cullen Bryant tried to comfort the public in his poem Thanatopsis. He explains in his poem that death is scary but it is not to be feared. William Cullen Bryant uses anastrophe and imagery to illustrate his theme that although death is inevitable and extremely scary it is not to be feared because when in death a person is not alone. Bryant uses anastrophe throughout the poem to illustrate his theme

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    The poem‚ "Thanatopsis‚" written by ‚ is a wonderful literary work which explores the often controversial questions of death. Within his well written lines Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death’s eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life. Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their faith of an afterlife‚ while others are left aimlessly pondering this strange possibility. Throughout the poem Bryant creates images which connect death and sleep

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    Poem Analysis Death is part of life‚ weather you believe in a life after‚ or not. The story “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant‚ and the songs “Don’t fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas‚ all illustrate death in some way. Though each artist has a different view of death‚ then the other. In William Cullen Bryant’s ‘Thanatopsis’‚ the poet and nature are communicating. The poem refers to how death is not saddening‚ but it is much greater than thought. The poet

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    read much of Bryant’s poems and life‚ and now‚ as a reader of Bryant’s work‚ I’m finding it interesting to compare his style to that of other authors of the same time period such as; Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ and Dickinson. In this first comparison of Thanatopsis by Bryant and Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson‚ I will contrast the different outlooks on death each author has. Because I Could Not Stop For Death 1. Poem lyrics of Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson

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    Bryant was one of them. His poems are full of Romantic ideals such as the benevolence of Nature and the emphasis on emotion. Bryant is clearly a Romantic poet and his poems "Thanatopsis"� and "To a Waterfowl"� are clearly illustrations of this. Nature is a big part of both "Thanatopsis"� and "To a Waterfowl"�. In "Thanatopsis"�‚ Nature actually has a speaking part. The personified Nature teaches the reader to not fear death‚ but accept it as a part of life. Nature in this poem is very comforting

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    Thanatopsis” (Pg. 171) first written when Bryant was almost 17 Meaning: Thanatos (death) Opsis (seeing) - The title presents the poem as a way of looking at death. He added to the poem in 1821. His additions frame the poem and add an element of human comfort. “Thanatopsis” – Stanza 1 Questions 1. Bryant inverts the opening clause of the poem. Rephrase it without inversion. 2. What literary device is used in lines 4-8? 3. Who is the speaker? 4. What is the tone? 5. What images of death

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