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Midterm Paper
McLaughlin 2
Bailey McLaughlin
Ms. Kirschner
English II
14 December 2015
Death and Its Many Forms
Throughout American history 1 there have 2 been a hand full of
primary literary genres that have emerged. The major categories to
develop from the Thirteen Colonies through the nineteenth century
were Early American, Colonial, Romanticism, Transcendentalism,

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Realism, and Naturalism. These all have their own 3 flair and
characteristics that distinguish them from the others, although some
can be quite similar. "A Carol of Harvest" by Walt Whitman and "An
Autumn Sunset" by Edith Wharton are poems that fall into this time
period 4. The former is considered to be part of Transcendentalism
while the latter is a part of Romanticism. This separation of literary
types means that there are similarities but also differences.
"A Carol of Harvest" written in 1867 by Walt Whitman is a
transcendental 5 poem about the harvest of the land and his open
acceptance of death. Throughout the poem 6 Whitman uses an
upbeat, almost cheery and happy tone to convey his message. Even
when talking about the dead he keeps this elated voice, "They fit very
well in the landscape, under the trees and grass, And along the edge
of the sky, in the horizon's far margin (Whitman 67-68)." Also
throughout the poem is Whitman's somewhat subtle use of imagery to
great the image of the lands of the Earth and the dead that lie below
them. This is shown 7 in the quote, "But on these days of brightness,
On the far-stretching beauteous landscape, the roads and lanes, the
high-piled farm-wagons, and the fruits and barns, Shall the dead
intrude (Whitman 62-65)?"
Secondly, "An Autumn Sunset" by Edith Wharton is a Romantic poem
describing a magnificent sunset and its relation to death. In the poem,
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ferry me to such a shore, Over such sailless seas, To walk with hope's

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slain importunities In miserable marriage (Wharton 26-29)?"

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Wharton uses an immense ardent tone to bring out her detailed

imagery. This aforementioned imagery 8, 9 is used 10 in the first stanza
to create a fantastical sunset that sets the scene. This is quite
apparent in the opening lines, "LEAGUERED in fire The wild black
promontories of the coast extend Their savage 11 silhouettes (Wharton
1-3)." When moving into second 12 stanza, Wharton begins to heavily
question 13 death and what it will look like 14. She then goes on to ask
if hell will look 15 like the previously mentioned sunset, "Shall Time not

Both of these works convey two different messages about death and

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far as to say, "Ah, the dead to me mar notthey fit well in Nature

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(Whitman 66)." While Whitman talks more of the spiritual side of

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death, Wharton on the other hand 18 focuses more on where death

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brings the soul. Wharton then goes on to talk about how the dead are

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of Harvest" by Walk Whitman uses a light and upbeat tone to convey a

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positive outlook on the afterlife. This gives it a transcendental feel.

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how it should be viewed 16. Whitman's transcendental 17 look on the

matter gives an uplifting and optimistic view of death, even going so

forgotten. This is shown in the quote, "All things be there forgot

Dead to all shames 19, forgotten 20 of all glories (Wharton 30 & 33)."
These two poems leave quite 21 different tastes in the mouth. "A Carol

Alternatively, "An Autumn Sunset" by Edith Wharton employs a dark

and immense tone to display wondrous 22 imagery that describes a
possible form of hell. This classifies it as part of Romanticism. These
different views of death give great knowledge into the thoughts and
beliefs of those from the past.

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