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richard west?
- who poem is written about
- friend of Gray's who died at a young age
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elegy is?
a mournful poem
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what is so special about this elegy?
it is the icon for all elegy's ever written
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lines 1-16?
- setting of the poem
- reflects the past, and references the good ol' days
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lines 17-32?
imagined life of forefathers- how he thinks the people lived
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example of simplicity of life in poem?
- dad works out in field all day, mom takes care of kids and cooks, kids help with chores
- *in the evening their all together eating
- kids greet father after longday of work
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lines 33-44?
- no matter how good you are, EVERYBODY DIES
- rich vs. poor, it happens to the best of them; death is the equalizer
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"the paths of glory lead but to the grave" ?
no matter how famous you are, you'll always end up dead
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lines 45-60?
- latened possibilites of the people
- had they had the opportunity, the person could've been something great like a scholar, musician , ruler, etc
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lines 61-92?
no matter how small or insignificant someone is, every person wants to be remembered for something big or little
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far from the madding crowd?
used as a title for a book by thomas hardy
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lines 93-116?
thomas gray is talking about himself and how people will view him
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