Part one of term paper
William Cullen Bryant was taught a harsh Calvinistic religion, which sets the stage for his views of nature reflected in the poem, “. Nature speaks through many ways in his poems. He used metaphors to demonstrate melancholy and disintegration. Throughout the poem , William Cullen Bryant shows a transformation of the earth! In the follo ...

Part two of term paper
... wind, birds and trees. He also has an amusing way to refer and use words(“And eloquence of beauty, and she glides”). These lines used above indicate nature at its best. He perceives it as delicate and precious! Before a metaphor of death is indicated in the following passage. The mere fact of dying is indicated. “Into his darker musings etc......”. The death metaphor begins as , “Of the last bitter hour come like a blight”. An indication of not ever returning back to the eart ...