Question

What theme does the poet develop in these lines? Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!
Let the bell toll!—a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river;
And, Guy de Vere, hast thou no tear?—weep now or never more!
See! on yon drear and rigid bier low lies thy love, Lenore!
(from "Lenore" by Edgar Allan Poe)


illusion



beauty



death



horror

Answer 1

@oddxfvtvre

Answer 2

@haarini

Answer 3

Death. I better get some medals for answering all of these :P

Answer 4

What does the figurative language convey in this line from the autobiography? and, cruel as the deed may strike any one to be, for a man to sell his own children to human flesh-mongers, it is often the dictate of humanity for him to do so;
(from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave Written by Himself by Frederick Douglass).


power of society



support of society



weakness of the individual



inhumanity of the individual