(Tithonus)
...Man comes and tills the earth and lies beneath
And after many a summer dies the swan.
Me only cruel immortality Consumes:
I wither slowly in thine arms,
Here at the quiet limit of the world.
- - Alfred Lord Tennyson
In Tithonus , Alfred Lord Tennyson paints a bleak portrait of a solitary being who walks the earth after the light of humanity has long been extinguished. Tennyson's darkly musical flow conveys the loneliness of Tithonus, while accentuating the melancholia of his surroundings. Tithonus' lamenting about his regrettable past serves as a cometary on the voracious nature of humanity's desire for immortality and the regrettable fact that when offered the possibility of having anything in the world, man's ultimate fear--the fear of death-- is, so easily, able to overcome him and cloud his mind. When Aurora offers Tithonus anything he should want, he rashly chooses eternal life on earth. Upsetting the god, Tithonus is damned to age forever and to forever carry the onus of his deeds "at the limit of the world".
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Great detail throughout the post and very descriptive. I really like the choice of words and how you put them together throughout the post.
you use really good descriptions, good job!
I really like how well you described this. Sometimes it felt like you were trying a little too hard at the beginning trying to sound to analytical. but overall good job!
You had some great claims and supported them well with evidence from the picture. Your description and high level of diction impressed me too
this brought tears to my feeble and mortal eyes
Never been a fan of Tennyson, but seems well written, but seems to lack quotes.
King Neptune is weird. However, I loved your analysis! I think you did a fantastic job.
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