Death is Life

Death is the reward of Life Life is considered, by some, to be a journey towards death and the great reward of afterlife. This traveling process is held in many different views and is expressed in numerous manners in literature. Two prominent Victorian poets who wrote on this topic were Alfred Lord Tennyson with “Crossing the Bar” and Christina Rossetti with “Up-Hill”. Through their in-depth and unique use of imagery, tone and theme, the author’…

…follows it is also as wide in view bringing upon more intrigue and insight. Tennyson and Rossetti’s poems contrast each other magnificently in the range of which man views the subject. While Tennyson sees his death as a calm sea voyage, Rossetti’s travel is an uphill struggle to achieve the greatness of immortality. The works usage’s of tone and imagery help transpose the author’s themes and purposes more clearly and eloquently.