In this post, I want to talk about one of the themes in this poem.
Death. Death is obviously one of the bigger themes, but it's the way the speaker talked about death that made it so appealing. It refers to death as somewhat a good thing because it provides the "souls" with eternal life. Kind of like when people say, "They are in a better place now" or "At least they aren't suffering anymore". It's a way of showing remorse and comfort, which is what I think this poem's overall message is. When we are told these things we believe that our lost loved ones are gone to a better life, and they will forever be happy. This theme comes from how the poem talks about death. It consistently refers to death as a person. You can tell this by 1) "Death" has a capital D throughout the whole poem, same as a name would, and 2) Lines 1-2 state "Death, be not proud, thought some have called thee/ Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so". In other words it's saying, "Don't be proud of what you have done, because really you have accomplished nothing". It continues to read "Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me"
Let me tell you know, I am so afraid of death! I never want to die, and hate the fact that a life is ending almost every minute. I'm just so afraid of what will happen after, and I don't want to put my friends and families through such an experience. But when I read this poem, it gave me some peace of mind because according to this poem, "Death" will never win. When we die, we (as in our "souls"/"spirits" whatever you believe in) will still have eternity. This is something I also liked about this poem.
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