Love's Burial by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem explores the theme of love and its aftermath when it has gone. The speaker describes how love has been buried, and with it, all the memories, joys, and sorrows. The burial is a metaphor for the end of an emotional experience, and the speaker is left to mourn the loss.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Tragedy · 309 words
First lines
See him quake and see him tremble, See him gasp for breath. Nay, dear, he does not dissemble, This is really Death. He is weak, and worn, and wasted, Bear him to his bier. All there is of life he's tasted -- He has lived a year.
He has passed his day of glory, All his blood is cold, He is wrinkled, thin, and hoary, He is very old. Just a leaf's life in the wild wood, Is a love's life, dear. He has reached his second childhood When he's lived a year.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Tragedy, Philosophical, Drama
- Length: 309 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Poetry — The text is structured in verse with a rhythmic and rhyming pattern.
- Romance — The theme revolves around love and its lifecycle.
- Tragedy — The narrative deals with the decline and death of love, evoking a sense of loss and sorrow.
- Philosophical — The text reflects on the nature of love, life, and death, offering a contemplative perspective.
Tags
Poetry · Romance · Love · Death · Grief · Loss · Mourning · Sorrow · Melancholy · Reflection · Introspection · Emotional