![]() ![]() It discusses the various ways to approach death in old age and advocates struggling against death until the last breath. The poem is a protest against the idea of accepting death quietly. He pleads him not to give in to death but to fight against with all your might. The poet asks his father to bless him or curse but to cry with a lot of passion that is to fight fiercely against death. The ‘sad height’ refers to his closeness to death. The final stanza is about the poet addressing his father. These men realize that even though they are weak and losing their sight, they can still use their strength to fight against death. Therefore, these men know they are going to die and so they see the world with twinkle in their eyes, wanting to see as much as they can before leaving the world. The word ‘grave’ here has two meaning, seriousness and death. The fifth stanza is about the attitude of grave men. ![]() The ‘wild men’ can be a reference to the poets who captures the beauty of nature and sings the ‘sun in flight.’ These men feel they cannot be happy when their total output was an elegy. They do not give in because they hold on these adventures to perhaps correct some of their mistakes. They waste their lives in adventures and excitements. These men are too much in action their whole life and they forget to realize that they are mortal. In the fourth stanza, the poet describes the reactions of wild men towards death. ![]()
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