UNDERSTANDING POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY FOR COLLEGE …

A further distinction that should be kept in mind is that between the subject of a poem and the theme. For instance, let us compare the following poem with "To an Athlete Dying Young," which has already been discussed: The Lads in Their Hundreds. by A. E. HOUSMAN [1859-1936] The lads in their hundreds to Ludlow come in for the fair, ................
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