Thanatopsis

Thanatopsis is a poem about death. It is a pretty good poem though. I do not exactly know what you meant when you said do an analysis for the poem, so I am just going to summarize it.

Thanatopsis says if people love nature, nature will talk to them. Nature will help them get through any feelings they have. If the person is happy, nature is happy, and if the person is sad, nature will cheer them up. Thanatopsis says when you think of death go into nature and a calm voice will talk to you, and a few days later you will die. When you are buried you will become one with the earth, and you will be equal with all the other people who are buried too. It does not matter if they were kings or queens, you will be equal. All of the trees and mountains and everything will be decorations for your tomb. The poem asks, once your gone, what if people will forget you? But it answers that it is okay because everyone dies. Everyone will go through the same process as you, and soon they will join you. The poem tells you to live life well, but when death comes, embrace it and go happily. Do not be scared.

Some poetic devices used were personification and imagery. Personification was used when the poem said that nature talks to you or the stars were sad when you died. Imagery was used when the poem said your tomb will be covered with mountains and trees and everything else of the earth.

I think the figurative meaning is to always look forward to things in your life and to not have fear for things. Everyone goes through the same kind of stuff, so you should not feel alone or scared about it.