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In a response of no fewer than two paragraphs, discuss the theme of James Russell Lowell’s poem and the poetic devices he uses to communicate the message of the poem. In your answer, be sure to discuss the mood of the poem and the impact of Lowell’s language, metaphors, rhyme scheme, as well as the point of view he employs in the piece.

The poem is:
Life is a leaf of paper white
Whereon each one of us may write
His word or two; and then comes night.
Though thou have time
But for a line, be that sublime;
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
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I need help ASAP
In a response of no fewer than two paragraphs, discuss the theme of James Russell Lowell’s poem and the poetic devices he uses to communicate the message of the poem. In your answer, be sure to discuss the mood of the poem and the impact of Lowell’s language, metaphors, rhyme scheme, as well as the point of view he employs in the piece.

The poem is:
Life is a leaf of paper white 
Whereon each one of us may write 
His word or two; and then comes night. 
Though thou have time 
But for a line, be that sublime;  
 Not failure, but low aim, is crime. 
I only need helpw

anonymous · Answer

I only need help with the point of view he employs in the piece. Everything else I have already written.

anonymous · Answer

@chrissyC. can you help?

anonymous · Answer

ok Well i have not rea this poem is there a link to it or something?

anonymous · Answer

read*

anonymous · Answer

The Poem was in the question. Here it is:
Life is a leaf of paper white 
Whereon each one of us may write 
His word or two; and then comes night. 
Though thou have time 
But for a line, be that sublime;  
 Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

anonymous · Answer

ok so there asking whats the point of this poem?

anonymous · Answer

I would think to inspire others to do great things, and to strive to make an impact.

anonymous · Answer

Ok give me one second

anonymous · Answer

Okay, I'ma be right back...

anonymous · Answer

he theme is what people do with their lives. They are given just a short amount of time to live so he is saying to do at least something good or useful with it. "But for a line" is a metaphor of accomplishing "writing" something good. He is saying whatever you set out to do, it doesn't even matter if you fail, that at least you tried. His rhyme scheme is AAABBB. The mood is sobre. There's very little in the way of poetic devices. It's just a lyrical poem written in tercets. His point of view is from the middle of his life, possibly? Too old to be naive, but too young to look back and wonder if he himself did his best. Line 5 has a double rhyme. Paper white is a metaphor for birth and night represents death. 



I'm not sure if this helps but i hope it does

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!!!!