The poem is a lamentation of the death of a young girl, using imagery and metaphor to convey the speaker's grief. The tone is somber and reflective, with a focus on the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of mortality. The language is formal and ornate, characteristic of 18th-century poetry.
By Phillis Wheatley · First published 1773 · Genre: Elegy, Religious Poetry, Lyric Poetry