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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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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this 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
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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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In the poems “Once upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara and “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King‚ both speakers yearn for transformation and spiritual renewal of their minds. In the poem “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King the speaker reflects on his character. He compares the life of flowers to human life and how these flowers accept death with open arms‚ unlike him who fears it. He wishes to be brave like these flowers in the face
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be not proud”‚ “To An Athlete Dying Young”‚ and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” are all poems that pertain to death. Death is one of the most real parts of life. Everyone is born and eventually everyone will die. In the first poem‚ “Death‚ be not proud”‚ the author is speaking to death as though it is a real person. He comes right out and attacks death by telling him to not be so proud and that he is not as big of deal as he thinks he is. He then continues his assault by comparing death to rest or sleep
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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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A. E. Housman’s "To an Athlete Dying Young‚" also known as Lyric XIX in A Shropshire Lad‚ holds as its main theme the premature death of a young athlete as told from the point of view of a friend serving as pall bearer. The poem reveals the concept that those dying at the peak of their glory or youth are really quite lucky. The first few readings of "To an Athlete Dying Young" provides the reader with an understanding of Housman’s view of death. Additional readings reveal Housman’s attempt
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A poem is a form of literature that has been around in the world for a long time. Poems can bring people together‚ provide a way to let people express themselves‚ as well as tell stories before written documentation was invented. To express themselves better the poet can use figurative language to improve how the poem effects the reader. By using figurative language‚ the poet can further extend his or her emotions and feelings to the reader. By extending the poet’s emotion‚ a poem can reach the heart
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