Death and Athlete Essay

Title The title whoremaster suggest two different things because dying unexampled can be interpreted differently figuratively and literally. Literally, it would mean that the athlete was dying. Figuratively, it would mean that the athletes c beer was coming to an end earlier than expect perhaps because he was sick or injured. Paraphrase The speaker is specifically addressing the athlete dying young but is addressing everyone in general. When you won the townspeople race, everyone congratulated and cheered for you. However, today we bring you home after you finished your massive race. Youre smart for leaving the world before triumph left hand you.Though victory and sequent glory comes primal, it withers away faster than a rose. Now since you are dead, you cannot see or see to it anything. At least your fame and glory stays with you as you died. Many peoples renown and fame left them before they left. So leave the world before fames echo fades. Then your fame go out extend fo rever and you will be well known for your achievement. Connotation Form This meter is kind of uniform an eulogy because it praises the athlete who died/is dying young.In stanza 3, the speaker counts to be praising the athlete by stating, yearn lad, to slip betimes away From fields where glory does not stay. Hes basically saying, Yay. dandy job on dying young. Diction The diction is relatively easy to read and seems very conventional. This makes it seem as if the poem was not specifically for the athlete or athletes but for everyone. Imagery The imagery makes the poem seem more elegiac. Stanza 3 And early though the medal grows It withers quicker than the rose. Stanza 7 bequeath flock to gaze the strengthless dead Point of View The POV seems to be that of a fellow resident of the town the athlete dying young resided in. We chaired you through we bring you home Details There are a lot of details on life/death and glory/fame.Allusions There is an allusion to the time of t he Greeks. It was customary in ancient Greece to crown champion athletes with wreaths with leaves from laurel trees. Stanza 3 And early though the laurel grows. Stanza 7 And fat that early-laurelled head Symbolism In stanza 2, the road all runners come symbolizes life and how it eventually leads to death. In stanza 3. the laurel symbolizes glory and fame while the rose symbolizes how beauty/victory/life is ephemeral. Figurative Language In stanza 2, at that place is a metaphor dealing with the stiller town. Basically, there is a comparison of a cemetery/graveyard to a town.Also, in stanza 4, the shady night is a comparison of night to death. Attitude Well, at first, I thought the tone was depressing because it was mournful of an athlete who died young. However, the speakers tone seems to be more reverent than mournful because the praises the speaker gives to the athlete makes it seem as if dying young is better. The speaker states that since he died young, his fame/glory is f resh and everlasting and that this is better than runners whom renown outran them. Shifts There is shift from the first stanza to the aid stanza and then from the second to the third.From then on the stanzas are mostly positive. The first stanza is rather celebratory. Everyone is celebrating the athlete who won the race. Then in the second stanza, the mood shifts from cheerful to mournful because the athlete now died. After the second stanzas, all the stanzas are more optimistic. It makes early death seems better than long life. Title My original opinions of the title are quite similar to my current ones. Basically the poem is about a champion athlete who died early. Due to his early death, his fame lingers on because his accomplishments in life will still be remembered.The athlete in the poem literally dies but so does his career as well. However, one thing that doesnt die or downslope is the athletes accomplishments. Theme(s) The main theme in this poem is between life/death a nd glory. life story doesnt last forever and neither does youth nor fame. Since fame/glory is ephemeral like beauty, if you live for in addition long after your accomplishments, your fame/glory is bound to wither away before you do. However, if you die with achievements, your renown will be fresh and remembered. Yet the consequence to this is that you have to face bitter death.