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Thanatopsis

Thanatopsis. By William Cullen Bryant Pages 261 – 264. Background. Read Bryant’s biography on page 261 What does the title mean? thanatos – death opsis - seeing Bryant added the first 17 lines and last 15 lines after the original poem was first published. Interpreting.

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Thanatopsis

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  1. Thanatopsis By William Cullen Bryant Pages 261 – 264

  2. Background • Read Bryant’s biography on page 261 • What does the title mean? • thanatos – death • opsis - seeing • Bryant added the first 17 lines and last 15 lines after the original poem was first published.

  3. Interpreting • Nature begins to speak in line 17. What is the main idea that Nature is trying to get across? • In death, the Earth reclaims us and we mix with the elements. • What response does Nature have to those that fear death? • Death puts us in the company of the greatest, wisest, and most powerful humans who have ever lived.

  4. Figure of Speech • What figure of speech is used in lines 37-45? • Metaphor • What is being compared? • The Earth to a tomb

  5. Interpreting • According to the last stanza, how should one approach his own death? • by living in such a way that one has few, if any regrets and accepts death, anticipating the welcome rest

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