poem.Death is the theme of both Thanatopsis and of Because I Could Not Stop for Death. Although death is presented differently in both poems, the meanings of death are quite similar. When Dickinson went on the journey through her past or in Bryants words, All that breathe will share thy destiny. (Bryant; 60/61), the same awareness of time that ties us to the past also binds us to the future. Also, Dickinson and Bryant believe consciousness cannot feel itself without the world that gave it being. Though Bryant was Romantic and Dickinson was Transcendentalism, both viewed death as part of the circle of life and that unlike life, the cycle is immortal. Death. No one knows exactly what happens, no one knows exactly when it will happen. Only ones imagination can come up with a theory. Emily Dickinson and William Cullen Bryant used their beliefs, religion, imagination, and their talented writing skills to voice their opinion. The reason of these poems is to release the readers fear of death. Death is the fate of everyone, whether its Gods will or natures, the sun will set on everyone, but not everyone will cast an impressionable shadow.---------------------------------------------ThanatopsisWilliam Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of Nature holdsCommunion with her visible forms, she speaksA various language; for his gayer hoursShe has a voice of gladness, and a smileAnd eloquence of beauty, and she glides5Into his darker musing, with a mildAnd healing sympathy, that steals awayTheir sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughtsOf the last bitter hour come like a blightOver thy spirit, and sad images10Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall,And breathless darkness, and the narrow house,Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart-Go forth, under the open sky, and listTo Natures teachings, while from all around-15Earth and her waters, and the depths of air-Comes a still voice-Yet a few days, and theeThe all-beholding sun shall see no...
