Thou dirge Of the dying year, to which this closing night Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre, Vaulted with all thy congregated might.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The wind is a funeral song for the dying year, with the night serving as a vast tomb.
- In plain terms
- The wind is a sad song for the year ending, and night is its tomb.
- What can you take from it?
- Endings can be marked by solemn reflection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we mark the end of cycles?
- What do we mourn in nature?
Another view
It equates natural change with death unnecessarily.
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