Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant Poem Summary

Chuck Palahniuk once said, “The first step to eternal life, is you have to die.” In William Cullen Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis”, he does not mention eternal life or anything religious, but speaks about death. He tells his readers that death is a natural thing and they should not worry about it. William Cullen Bryant, in his poem “Thanatopsis”, portrays a comforting view of death. Throughout the poem, Bryant encourages his readers by explaining that in death they are not alone, that death, like life, is a natural process, and that they will be among some of the finest people who walked the earth.

Death is part of the human life cycle, approximately 151,600 people die each day. Everyone wonders how they will die, if they suffer, if it’s tragic or if it’s just simply peaceful. In each of the three poems the main focus is death. Each poem shows a different feeling about death. “Thanatopsis” by William Bryant, “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas, all have different meanings of death.

Mary Oliver’s poem, “Sleeping in the Forest,” presents a peaceful and vivid representation of death and its relationship with nature. As the poem begins, the reader is introduced to the earth welcoming the speaker back into the realm of nature. Man was created from the dust of the earth and when we die, our bodies return to the dust. However, this poem presents a more beautiful image of what death is composed of. Death is often portrayed as being frightening and disturbing. When individuals are presented with the thought of death, they often push this thought away out of fear and ignorance. Everyone will die someday whether we ignore the thought of death or not. However, Oliver creates a relaxing and welcoming image for the reader on what death (ideally) is. Obviously, since Oliver is still alive, she doesn’t know what death feels like. However, the way she describes death, I hope that it feels like sleeping in a forest; full of stars and enchantment.

In the end, the theme of solitude as the consequence of independence arises because of

Emily Dickinson is one of the most important American poets of the 1800s. Dickinson, who was known to be quite the recluse, lived and died in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, spending the majority of her days alone in her room writing poetry. What few friends she did have would testify that Dickinson was a rather introverted and melancholy person, which shows in a number of her poems where regular themes include death and mortality. One such poem that exemplifies her “dark side” is, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”. In this piece, Dickinson tells the story of a soul’s transition into the afterlife showing that time and death have outright power over our lives and can make what was once significant become meaningless.

In the movie Miss Congeniality, all of the contestants are asked what they wished for. Coincidentally, all of the pageant contestants replied confidently with ¨world peace.” That famous line has now turned into a well-known punchline due to how stereotypical and obvious it is. All joking aside, that is actually what everyone strives for in their lifetime. World peace has unfortunately been absent in past occurrences. For example, blacks were greatly mistreated by many in a harmful and unkind way. Back when slavery was present, kindness was absent. Despite all of the past happenings, hope for a more loving world still has a chance to prosper.

“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world would be as one.” John Lennon’s song Imagine represents peace and equality throughout the world. He states how imagining there's no heaven, countries, and possessions.

Seeing a world with peace can be hard but it will be worth the effort we put it now one day.

Poetry Anthology Essay-Sofia Valverde Having one’s story captured in writing by another can be problematic when someone barely even knows themself. In Walt Whitman’s poem “When I Read the Book”,the speaker describes the feelings of a famous person on their biography. They express that they barely know themself, and questions how anybody else could possibly document their life accurately. In this poem, Walt Whitman states, “Why even I myself I often think know little or nothing of my real life.”

“You Reading This, Be Ready,” written by William Stafford, illustrates the point of living one’s life to the fullest extent. Over two lines of the poem, Stafford asks what the reader wishes to remember, and gives the examples, “How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?,” and “what scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air?” These are both positive examples of things to remember after one’s death. Other lines throughout the poem show the idea of the shortness of life, and that there is no need for a person to wait until they are better at something they are already good at to reveal their talent to the world.

People across the world need to work together as a planet now more than ever to take on climate change, corruption, economic justice, for-profit wars, and the refugee crises that these other problems create. We must work together to ensure healthcare for all, clean water and food for all, and a peaceful and healthy environment that all can live in. A world in which all have clean water, healthy food, and peace is a world with little terrorism and few refugees. Human beings generally prefer to live out their lives peacefully in the culture in which they grew

Could we end all of the world’s troubles if we truly wanted to? The answer is different for everyone, but John Lennon’s song “Imagine” provided a unique take on that question, stating that to transcend society’s boundaries, all that is needed to do is to imagine a society without those boundaries. Although the song was well received by Lennon’s audience for its sweet melody and message of peace, its lyrics were in fact very controversial, and questioned society’s innermost workings in the most direct way. Because of its message of peace and unity for all peoples all over the world, coupled with its depiction of society as a barrier to a utopian future, the theme of the song is that a beautiful future is possible for those who can let go of

In particular, what made me chose the poem was the main message behind it. The main message of the poem was that it is very important to be honest as it builds a good self reputation and that lying will only lead to your downfall. This main message is closely related to my own story as I have also lied and lying had led to my downfall. The main message of my poem is similar to the main message of this chosen poem as both focus on the fact that honesty is really important.

After two failed attempts of dying, the speaker starts to appreciate life and will live on to see more days. He does not seem enthusiastic about living on as he says, “I guess I will live on” (Hughes, Langston) showing the extent of his depression and mental state. The speaker seems to act like living on is just an option that he is not excited about, showing his lack of interest in his future. He then introduces love as he claims that he could’ve died for it. By saying this, the speaker is accepting that his wish for death is solely powered by love. He finishes the quatrain up with “for livin’ I was born” (Hughes, Langston). He continues on with his dialect with the word “livin’” as he carries on the conversational output of words from the speaker. This can show that although he has decided to keep living, he is still not excited about it and just keeps talking like it is a normal day. This quatrain is a magnificent turning point in this poem because he moves on from talking about his suicidal attempts and says that he is ready to start living again. He realizes that he does not want to die for love but instead will live because it is his

“Imagine” is one such effort in getting closer to those elusive goals of peace and unity.