To An Athlete Dying Young

To an Athlete Dying Young By: A. E. Housman A Poetry Explication Dying young is considered by most to be one of the most tragic of fates. Just the very thought of a life unlived haunts the funeral and colors the grief to an even darker shade. Most desire to live to a ripe old age and would be aghast to have a premature death viewed in a positive light but this is the exact …

…be better for us to all die young. Maybe it would be better for us to all die champions without the bitter taste of defeat. It may be just as well to die young and be praised as it is to live out the rest of your life and be forgotten. All in all dying young may not necessarily be one of the most tragic of fates, it could be considered a gift soon given.