LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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A view, or contemplation of death.
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A poem that deals with life
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Destruction
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A vision of the apocalypse
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Detailed explanation-1: -(ˌænəˈtɒpsɪs ) noun. a meditation on death, as in a poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Thanatopsis” says death is part of the natural cycle. Most Christians disagree and say that death is not natural but came from man’s sin. Irving does not believe in a soul that survives. Many stoic philosophers believe our soul is not personal but is like a drop of water that goes back to its bucket when you die.
Detailed explanation-3: -a view or contemplation of death.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thanatopsis tells about how when one dies the grave becomes an endless world, how the deceased become one with the earth, the trees, and everything that is great within the earth, and how when one dies, they do not die alone. Throughout the poem Bryant creates images which connect death and sleep.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Thanatopsis” is a poetic meditation on human beings’ relationship with death. The title comes from the Greek roots thanatos (death) and opsis (sight). In other words, the poem is literally about looking at death.