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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Alfred Edward Housman‚ commonly known as A. E. Housman‚ was an author and an English classical poet who wrote a multitude of poems that truly made an impact on the world. Housman was born on March 26th‚ 1859 in a small house on the outskirts of Worcestershire‚ England‚ later dying at the age of 77 on April 30th. Housman began his academic journey at a small school‚ later proceeding to attend St. Johns College in Oxford. At an early age‚ Housman’s academic power was prevalent‚ winning multiple awards
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The elegy “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman follows the speaker as he mourns the death of a highly celebrated‚ young athlete. Housman asserts for one to achieve eternal greatness in the minds of his admirers he must die closely after reaching his peak performance or face the prospect of having is glory fade. Housman employs a distant‚ observant tone almost as if the poem’s speaker is a close friend or confidant of the athlete. The speaker chooses to glorify the young athlete’s death‚ focusing
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"To an Athlete Dying Young" Many people fear dying at a young age. Along with that come fears of not being able to fulfill all their dreams‚ not being able to live a prosperous life and take full advantage of their time on earth. It is a sad fate that is uncontrollable by any human‚ and to view a young and premature death in a positive light would be horrendous to many. However‚ Alfred Edward Housman does exactly that in his poem "To an Athlete Dying Young." Housman implies in his poem that it is
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In A.E. Housman’s “To An Athlete Dying Young‚” the speaker reminisces on all the past achievements of a young and deceased athlete. The poem is filled with praise for the athlete who had died while he was still glorious‚ successful‚ and revered by his town. The speaker strangely believes that the star is fortunate to have died before his fame did. The speaker begins the elegy by directly addressing the deceased athlete. Looking back on one of the boy’s great victories‚ the speaker states‚ “the time
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of “To an Athlete Dying Young” In his poem “To an Athlete Dying Young”‚ A.E. Housman makes a quite different approach on death. People have different perspectives on death‚ but more often than not‚ it is viewed as an undesirable event that people wish to avoid. The speaker in the poem‚ however‚ praises a young and famous athlete for dying before he became old and forgotten. This can be interpreted two very different ways. One can assume Housman believes that the only way for athletes to capture
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The poem that I analyzed is called “To An Athlete Dying Young”. The author of this poem is A.E. Housman. This poem is Non-Fiction. The purpose of this poem is to inform. The audience of this text is students (young adults). This poem is written in second person. The main idea of this poem is that your family will always support you. In this poem one of the metaphors is “And the name died before the man”. This metaphor means that he was once well known‚ but now people have forgotten who he is
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Beowulf concretely establishes the traditional hero/villain roles only to have Grendel pulverize this concept proving that just as Grendel the character cannot exist without Beowulf the character‚ Grendel the novel cannot exist without Beowulf the poem. Gardner utilizes alliteration‚ demonic kennings‚ negative diction‚ pathos‚ first point of view‚ pleading repetition‚ innocent tone‚ and beastlike imagery to manipulate the villain role and create compassion for Grendel. Through the use of pathos
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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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“To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Houseman is about death and how young people have it easier dying than older people. The speaker begins the poem by describing a happy moment in the young person’s life. “The time you won your town the race / we chaired you through the market place;” (Line 1-2) When I read this first two sentences it was something I can relate because my team has won before and that feeling of joy that you get at the moment is worth all the obstacles. In stanza two‚ the speaker
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