Thanatopsis

1- Literal
Nature speaks to the guy. Nature makes him happy when he is sad. He is preparing to die and it is sickening to him. He is getting ready to go forth to nature. Nature is accepting of him. He will not see the sun in a couple of days. He was buried in the ground while people were crying. He came from earth, he is going back to earth. The roots from the oak will overcome his body. He is alone with earth and he likes it.

Everybody is equal because they are all in the same situation. The sun and hills are the same age. It is quiet. Nature is proud of itself, but it is also sad because of the death. Heaven is glad to have a new person to join them. There is more people dead than alive. The dead are in Heaven. A lot of people have been buried. Each dead person controls themselves. Does his friends notice his absence. He is finishing his destiny. The happy people will laugh about their sorrows. Dead people are able to haunt/be phantoms. Some people do not become phantoms, they just go and make a final rest. People follow the phantom and they also will die.

People want to die and are willing to join others in heaven. Heaven is a mysterious thing. People still want to go there and enjoys it.

2- poetic device.

Personification- Saying the planets are sad. He uses this get show that everything has emotion.
- Earth is talking to him. Shows that we can communicate with earth.
Imagery- Uses images to get a point across of how beautiful nature is.

3- Figurative meaning- Everyone will die. We need to be comfortable and one with nature because we will be with it at some point. It is also comforting because everyone will die. Those who acknowledge death know it will come upon them and they fear it. This poem tries to take away the fear of dying because everyone does it.