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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is?
1) Does "Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:
What if my leaves are falling like its own!" mean
"make me your lyre, or even make me your forest, whose leaves are falling"?
2) Should "my dead thoughts" be "my alive ideas"?
To match "withered leaves", "dead thoughts" is well written. But in logic, the author's thoughts are much alive.
Context:
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Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:
What if my leaves are falling like its own!
The tumult of thy mighty harmonies
Will take from both a deep, autumnal tone,
Sweet though in sadness. Be thou, Spirit fierce,
My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!
Drive my dead thoughts over the universe
Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth!
And , by the incantation of this verse,
Scatter, is from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes , can Spring be far behind?[1]
What if my leaves are falling like its own!" mean
"make me your lyre, or even make me your forest, whose leaves are falling"?
2) Should "my dead thoughts" be "my alive ideas"?
To match "withered leaves", "dead thoughts" is well written. But in logic, the author's thoughts are much alive.
Context:
5 ?
Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:
What if my leaves are falling like its own!
The tumult of thy mighty harmonies
Will take from both a deep, autumnal tone,
Sweet though in sadness. Be thou, Spirit fierce,
My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!
Drive my dead thoughts over the universe
Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth!
And , by the incantation of this verse,
Scatter, is from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes , can Spring be far behind?[1]
Top answer
I gather that the author is talking to the West Wind. "Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is" means "Make me your lyre, just as the forest is your lyre". " is an exclamation comparing the author to the forest (fancifully).
- I gather that the author is talking to the West Wind.
- "Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is" means "Make me your lyre, just as the forest is your lyre".
- " is an exclamation comparing the author to the forest (fancifully).
- I suppose he can have dead thoughts along with the active ones driving his present consciousness, but probably this is over-thinking it.
- I would be inclined to just accept the imagery for what it is.
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I gather that the author is talking to the West Wind.
"Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is" means "Make me your lyre, just as the forest is your lyre".
"What if my leaves are falling like its own!" is an exclamation comparing the author to the forest (fancifully).
I suppose he can have dead thoughts along with the active ones driving his present consciousness, but pr
"Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is" means "Make me your lyre, just as the forest is your lyre".
"What if my leaves are falling like its own!" is an exclamation comparing the author to the forest (fancifully).
I suppose he can have dead thoughts along with the active ones driving his present consciousness, but pr
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NL8881) Does "Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is:What if my leaves are falling like its own!" mean "make me your lyre, or even make me your forest, whose leaves are falling"?No.
Make me your lyre just as the forest is your lyre. [It is all right / It doesn't matter] if my leaves are falling like the forest's leaves are falling.
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