Mark Twain once said‚ "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." A.E. Houseman‚ in the tragic poem “’To an Athlete Dying Young‚" examines the themes of youth and premature death. The poem addresses a young runner who epitomized glory by winning a race and earning the heart of his townsmen. The triumph of the youth’s winning of a race is matched by the ironic triumph of his death. The usage of metaphoric language‚ imagery‚ sophisticated
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Theme in Housman’s “To an Athlete Dying Young” By Genea Cannon Dr. A. Kantor English 1302 6 March 2009 “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Houseman The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by‚ And home we brought you shoulder-high. Today‚ the road all runners come‚ Shoulder-high we bring you home‚ And set you at your threshold down‚ Townsman of a stiller town. Smart lad‚ to slip betimes away From fields where
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Sydney Walcher Instructor‚ Lisa Ward English 1213 8 April 2013 To an Athlete Dying Young A.E. Housman was a poet born in 1859 who became very successful during his lifetime. “To an Athlete Dying Young” represents the theme of glory is fleeting by illustrating the point that if a successful athlete dies young‚ they will not have to worry about their glory of victory fading. They can rest in peace knowing they will be remembered at their athletic peak when they were successful and victorious. They
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poem To an Athlete Dying Young‚ there many different tones‚ exciting‚ hopeful‚ valued‚ confused‚ puzzled‚ mournful‚ sorrowful‚ hurt‚upset‚ remorseful‚ sorry‚ and tone shifts. No matter how sorrowful or depressing the author went he always kept a sort of positivity in his poem. The author keeps a positive sense of writing constantly because he is a positive writer and is trying to show how it was not this horrible death‚ this young athlete died a praised and honored as an awesome athlete. The rhyme
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To An Athlete Dying Young‚ is a poem that is written by A.E. Housman‚ and it represents to the audience that dying young‚ although sad‚ could also be a good thing. The poem could pertain to many people‚ from elementary schoolers to high schoolers. It commemorates an athlete who the whole town loved who died. The piece is also a message to the athlete‚ that it is not too bad that he is deceased. The author uses many symbols to convey the message to the readers. For example‚ in the 11th and 12th
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On the outermost level the poem‚ “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman‚ is exactly as it sounds. It talks about a young man that was athletically talented for some reason has died. The poem uses many good techniques to suggest‚ however morbid‚ that it good for famous people to die young. The poem has a solemn mood‚ but it is possible to sense a bit of happiness as it recalls the athlete’s life. The first two lines of the poem say “The time you won your town the race / We chaired you through
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The poem "The Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike dramatizes the conflict between dreams and reality in the case of Flick Webb. Flick shows such promise in his teenage years‚ but he ends up in the pathetic reality of helping out at a garage and playing pinball in a luncheonette. The poem begins with the description of "Pearl Avenue" which "bends with the trolley tracks‚ and stops‚ cut off / Before it has a chance to go two blocks..." Pearl Avenue presents a ticket name connoting a clean‚ freshness
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Housman’s emotional poem‚ “To an Athlete Dying Young‚” appears to present a solemn farewell to any young athlete who dies young in the modern age. The speaker seems to be giving his last goodbye to the town athlete whether they are the star or the benchwarmer of the team it allows the reader to feel more attached to this character that the speaker is painting. Housman carefully crafts a depressing yet loving final goodbye to all the athletes or stars of the world that die young‚ and then shows briefly how
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“To An Athlete Dying Young” is about a close friend who died at a young age. A.E Housman uses a poem structure to express his emotions. The whole poem is about how he was carried to his grave and was shoulder high. Based upon that this would be considered non - fiction. The audience he is telling this poem to is to his close friend that dies‚ and is wanting others to see his emotions. It depends on the perspective that you have. You can think that it means that they celebrated him and the accomplishments
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A. Dheer ENG 1P0-B Jan 8th‚ 2014 My Favourite Activity Is Basketball Did you know that most successful basketball players make over 15 million dollars a year. Kobe Bryant made $30.45 million dollars last year (GOOGLE). I enjoy playing basketball with my friends and it is my favourite Activity. It keeps me active and healthy. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the World. It is made popular because of famous basketball superstars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson who make the
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