A Poet's Epitaph Comments
Art thou a Statist in the van
Of public conflicts trained and bred?
- First learn to love one living man;
'Then' may'st thou think upon the dead.
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ONE: A tribute to a fellow poet. The speaker reflects on the poet's legacy and how their work will live on after they are gone.
TWO: The poem is a moving tribute to a dedicated artist and emphasizes the importance of art and creativity.
THREE: The theme of the poem is the power of poetry and the importance of preserving the legacy of poets. The poem also emphasizes the idea that poets are not only artists, but also thinkers and philosophers
. FOUR: The poem is written in the traditional form of poetry often used for narrative poems and songs.
FIVE: The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAB CDCD ECEC BFBF etc etc and so on. The poem is written in iambic tetrameter and uses alternating rhyme.
SIX: The poem is a beautiful tribute to the power of poetry and the importance of preserving the legacy of poets.
SEVEN: WW has been my favourite.poet since my study till now, he is a true lover of nature. Through his eyes and thoughts, I look with him at how he looks upon nature and the things that fascinated him.
A Moralist perchance appears; Led, Heaven knows how! to this poor sod: And he has neither eyes nor ears; Himself his world, and his own God; ........greatest poetic Epitaph..........superb and fantastic poem penned
Outstanding piece by master poet narrates the concerns of readers of the epitaph and overlooks to emphasize the concerns of the person lamented.....brilliant piece indeed 10+++
" Heaven knows how! " Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Wrapt closely in thy sensual fleece, O turn aside, - and take, I pray, That he below may rest in peace, Thy ever-dwindling soul, away! poetic expertise. tony
A perfect verse composed on various characters of men by the Nature Poet is interesting and surprising to read here! Thanks for sharing!
Thoreau introduced me to Wordsworth [in his essay 'On the Duty of Resistance to Civil Gov't]. I strive to be this poem personified.
Go, carry to some fitter place The keenness of that practised eye, The hardness of that sallow face. Come hither in thy hour of strength; Come, weak as is a breaking wave! Here stretch thy body at full length; Or build thy house upon this grave Lovely [3
most of these wordsworth poems are written with the wrong wording. I am holding a wordsworth book and the poems on this site do not match what is in my book
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EIGHT: CONGRATULATIONS being chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day. Also to the family of the late great poet 5 Stars!