Death Is Not Nothing

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Poem Analysis The title of the poem is “Death is not nothing,” written by, a priest Henry Scott. This poem is speaking from the perspective of a dead person, in which tone is soft at first and gets solemn as the poem progresses. In the beginning, the narrator describes death as something insignificant. It is as ordinary as one of the many events that can happen in life. Then, in the middle, the narrator wants his friends and relatives’ life to be the same as he is still alive, and wish his death would not bring grief to them. In the end, the narrator demonstrates his optimism toward afterlife, in which he believes that one day everyone will meet again. After reading the poem, I infer that this poem is written for people

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