Throughout life humanity has always wondered about death and what comes afterwards. It is one of the most highly debated topics in life. In the poems “Dust in The Wind” by Kansas‚ “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant they all revolve around the topic of life and death. Although they have similar topics‚ the overall message and outlook of the poems are different. Regarding all three poems as listed above‚ they have significant similarities. The similarities
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commonly thought of as a trip into our imagination and could be written as stories‚ music‚ and paintings‚ but it was mainly found in poetry. In this essay‚ I will discuss the romantic qualities of “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant‚ and “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allen Poe. In “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ we see American romanticism in many points throughout the story. It starts with the devil offering answers to Tom
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virtues‚ since they come from the heart of the individual. William Cullen Bryant and his poem Thanatopsis‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson’s The American Scholar‚ and Walt Whitman’s A Noiseless Patient Spider all display fundamental characteristics of Transcendentalism. William Cullen Bryant was a famous American poet of the 1800s‚ integrating major themes of transcendentalism into his poems and short stories. Thanatopsis is one of Bryant’s most famous works‚ and combines the themes of nature‚ death‚ and the unity
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the possible literary works that have a theme about nature there’s three in particular that are going to be described in this essay. These three works are "A Description of New England‚" by John Smith‚ "Rip Van Winkle‚" by Washington Irving‚ and "Thanatopsis‚" by William Cullen Bryant. Each has a very good way of conveying nature and how stunning it is to them. In "A Description of New England‚" John Smith talks about how amazing the nature is in the new world. He did this to persuade people to come
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can easily relate to this‚ whether it be comforting or disturbing. Two authors‚ Henry Longfellow and William Bryant express their attitudes and feelings about nature in similar ways. Longfellow’s "The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls"‚ and Bryant’s‚ "Thanatopsis" show that they view death in a good way. To begin with‚ Henry Longfellow uses nature in contrast with a persons lifetime. In "The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls"‚ Longfellow gives the logical impression that nature repeats its cycle without foreseeable
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scenes that please‚ but are far from the truth‚ are the foundation of Romanticism. It prefers to see the world as dynamic and imaginative. Irving‚ Cooper‚ and Bryant exemplified Romanticism in “Rip Van Winkle‚” “The Slaughter of The Pigeons‚” and “Thanatopsis‚”respectively. The first example of Romanticism is Washington Irving’s inventive writing “Rip Van Winkle‚" which promotes imagination over reason and logic by creating a character that slept for over twenty years. Iriving wrote‚ “…it’s twenty
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popular poems were written at such a young age during his 83 year lifespan. Bryant wrote To a Waterfowl‚ a poem describing how God will guide everyone in life and how they should live their life the way god intended‚ when he was 21. He also wrote Thanatopsis‚ a poem describing how a person live their life to the fullest always knowing death could happen at any moment‚ when he was 19. Both poems were written‚ while Bryant so young‚ described his views on the subject of life and death. Practically a
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with a strong emphasis on soul and emotion. The tale manipulated time and cleverly used ambiguity‚ defining it’s philosophical and literary Romantic elements‚ as also seen in The Scarlet Letter‚ To a Waterfowl‚ and Thanatopsis. Nature plays a great part in many Romantic literary pieces. The mountains in Rip Van Winkle were considerably personified and ranked highly‚ being described as at “a noble height”‚ “lording” over their surroundings‚
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William Cullen Bryant 1794–1878 American poet‚ editor‚ critic‚ travel sketch writer‚ translator‚ short story and sketch writer‚ satirist‚ and historian. INTRODUCTION The most accomplished and popular American poet of the first half of the nineteenth century‚ Bryant also was the first American poet to receive substantial international acclaim. Bryant is considered an early proponent of Romanticism in American literature‚ and his work is often compared thematically and stylistically to that of English
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Tim McGraw’s song‚ "Live Like You Were Dying" relates to William Bryant’s poem‚ "Thanatopsis" because they both focus on living life to the fullest‚ so that when death strikes it will be welcomed and not feared. McGraw speaks of a friend who was told recently that he had cancer. Afterwards‚ instead of becoming fearful of the‚ "breathless darkness" (Bryant line 12)‚ the man decided to go and accomplish everything he always wanted to do. Unfortunately the man realized that if he were to die then he
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