Part one of term paper
Analysis of A. E. Housman’s “” Dying young is considered by most to be one of the most tragic of fates. The specter of things undone and a life unlived haunts the funeral and colors the grief to an even darker shade. Most people desire to live to a ripe old age and would be shocked to have a premature death viewed in a pos ...

Part two of term paper
... talking of when the young athlete won the town race and was carried home “shoulder-high” (line 4). He then makes a reference to the young athlete being carried “shoulder-high”(line 6) down “the road all runners run” (line 5) home. The phrase “shoulder-high” is an expression of irony. The first time it is used in line 4 of the poem it refers to an exciting happy occasion. The second time it is used in line 6, it refers to a casket being carried on ...