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An 1878 portrait of William Cullen Bryant " Thanatopsis " is an early poem by the American poet William Cullen Bryant . Meaning 'a consideration of death', the word is derived from the Greek 'thanatos' (death) and 'opsis' (view, sight).
A classic poem that reflects on the cycle of life and death in nature and invites us to commune with the visible forms of nature. The poet imagines the last hour of a human being and the eternal resting-place of all the dead in the great tomb of man.
Summary. ‘ Thanatopsis’ by William Cullen Bryant speaks on the nature of death and how one should accept the inevitability of its coming and therefore live peacefully. Throughout the lines of this fairly long poem, Bryant speaker talks directly to a listener who has professed fear of dying.
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"Thanatopsis" was written by William Cullen Bryant—probably in 1813, when the poet was just 19. It is Bryant's most famous poem and has endured in popularity due its nuanced depiction of death and its expert control of meter , syntax , imagery , and other poetic devices.
Thanatopsis. William Cullen Bryant. 1794 –. 1878. To him who in the love of Nature holds. Communion with her visible forms, she speaks. A various language; for his gayer hours. She has a voice of gladness, and a smile. And eloquence of beauty, and she glides.
Thanatopsis. William Cullen Bryant. Thanatopsis translates roughly to “viewing death,” thanatos meaning death and opsis meaning sight. For the sake of this poem, the meaning of the word...
3. Nov. 2023 · Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant. To him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours 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 sharpness ...
