W ha t is W illi a m C ulle n B ry a nt's p oem " T ha na to psis " ta lk in g a bout? T his is a ctu a lly a p re tty fa m ous p oem b y W illi a m B ry a nt, b ut fa m ous d oesn't m ea ...

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W ha t is W illi a m C ulle n B ry a nt's p oem " T ha na to psis " ta lk in g a bout?
T his is a ctu a lly a p re tty fa m ous p oem b y W illi a m B ry a nt, b ut fa m ous d oesn't m ean th e s a m e a s " e asy to u nd ers ta nd ." I th in k
I c a n p oin t y o u in th e r ig ht d ir e ctio n o n th e s ub je ct, th o ug h. I w on't g o li n e -b y-li n e li k e I u sua lly d o w he n it c o m es to
a na ly s iz in g a p oem ( ...
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T his is a ctu a lly a p re tty fa m ous p oem b y W illi a m B ry a nt, b ut fa m ous d oesn't m ean th e s a m e a s " e asy to u nd ers ta nd ." I th in k
I c a n p oin t y o u in th e r ig ht d ir e ctio n o n th e s ub je ct, th o ug h. I w on't g o li n e -b y-li n e li k e I u sua lly d o w he n it c o m es to
a na ly s iz in g a p oem ( T ha na to psis is ju st to o lo ng to d o th a t w ith ) b ut I s till th in k I c a n g iv e y o u a n o ve rv ie w o f th e p oem 's
"m eanin g ."
T he th e m e o f th e p oem is a bout d eath , a nd th e a uth o r's o pin io n is th a t o ne s ho uld n o t fe ar it. T ha t s e em s c o ntr a dic to ry to
th e fir s t s e ctio n o f th e p oem ...m ost o f th e im ages u se d p ain t d eath a s b ein g p re tty u np le asa nt. T ake a lo ok a t th e se q