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“To an Athlete Dying Young”
Many people fear dying at a young age. ... It is a sad fate that is uncontrollable by any human, and to view a young and premature death in a positive light would be horrendous to many. However, Alfred Edward Housman does exactly that in his poem “To an Athlete Dying Young. ...
“To an Athlete Dying Young” takes place at a young champion runner’s funeral or possibly before the funeral at the memorial service. ... In the first stanza the whole town was there to celebrate the young athlete, but now the whole town is there to mourn him. ... The speaker is or probably was an athlete himself and knows that glory fades quickly. ... Therefore, the laurel represents the glory and fame of an athlete, but the speaker is saying that the glory of being a winner will fade quickly, as it probably did with him.
The speaker feels it is better to die young with the thought of still being a champion rather than growing old and have it forgotten in lines fifteen and sixteen.
Approximate Word count = 817
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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