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Maryan Posted 21 years ago

DEATH STANDS ABOVE ME

DEATH STANDS ABOVE ME by Walter Savage Landor

death stands above me and whispering low
i know not what into my ear:
of his strange language all i know
is,there is not a word of fear


it is a strange poem
it is my assignment,i found its assonance , alliteration,and the rhyme scheme but i couldnt understand it and what is it about and what is its paradox

so,do you know????
  

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This person is dying. He/She is writing about the personification of Death, presumably at a bedside, talking/calling to them. He/she does not understand death, but finds that there is nothing to fear from it.

— Nona the brit

  • This person is dying.
  • He/She is writing about the personification of Death, presumably at a bedside, talking/calling to them.
  • He/she does not understand death, but finds that there is nothing to fear from it.
  • The personification of Death is a metaphor for their feelings about death.
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This person is dying. He/She is writing about the personification of Death, presumably at a bedside, talking/calling to them. He/she does not understand death, but finds that there is nothing to fear from it.

The personification of Death is a metaphor for their feelings about death.
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thank you very much nona the brit and i am so greatful for this help!!

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Hello Maryan

The paradox lies in the fact that the speaker is unable to understand Death's language, yet seems to know that it contains 'not a word of fear'.

By the way, the first line should read:

'Death stands above me, whispering low'

MrP
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hi
thank you MrP for your reply
it helps me in my assignment

bye bye
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maryanit is my assignment,i found its assonance , alliteration,and the rhyme scheme but i couldnt understand it and what is it about and what is its paradox

I don't find any alliteration there, unless "know not" counts as such.

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