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William Cullen Bryant’s Thanatopsis: Summary & Analysis

The poem, “Thanatopsis,” written by William Cullen Bryant, is a wonderful literary work that explores the often controversial questions of death.  Within his well written lines, Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death’s eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life.  Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their…