Ralph Waldo Emerson's Poem Give All To Love

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Love’s Paths
Waldo Ralph Emerson wrote this poem titled “ Give All To Love” following the death of his wife. The inspiration and the emotion portrayed in each stanza in the poem is truly heartfelt. Mr. Emerson is advising the reader to cherish his beloved as well as every moment they have together ensuring that he gives all to love. Furthermore, He is conveying that while a man is to love a woman with all his heart, but he must also know when to let her part from his life because by setting her free, he will open the door for another woman to enter his life who will love him unconditionally.
The author is teaching his reader that love cannot be controlled; it must be allowed to spread its wings, be free to change its path. In the second stanza, Mr. Emerson refers to love as a god who knows its path and the outlet of the sky (line 15-17); by that he is attesting that no one really chooses who he loves; no one is in control of his feelings. Love is in control, and love creates and follows its own path. He is telling the reader to obey his heart and to let his heart lead him towards the right path even when it means letting go. Mr. Emerson is teaching his reader to learn to let go because at any point, his beloved can also be taken from him by a higher power and when …show more content…

Those three short lines are the symbol that Mr. Emerson uses to reiterate to his reader that once he is able to let go, true love will finally enter his life. In conclusion, a man is to love with everything he has, with every bones of his body and be willing to make sacrifices for love, and sometimes that means letting go of the person he loves rather she chooses to leave him or she is taken from him by a higher power. When a man devotes everything to love, he will be able to remain free of his beloved and be able to let her go her own path; thus allowing him to reach the outlets of the

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