He quickly introduces the theme of death and compares the dead leaves to "ghosts" (3). ... The only problem is that they lay "cold and low" or unnourished or not elevated. ... The arrangement and structure of the stanzas also serve purpose to emphasize Shelley's theme (Shelley, Complete Poems 233). ... Thus, implying that the power has to stay within people in order for death to become a "dying flame-. ... At one point he cries out to God to reveal himself, saying "I called on poisonous names with which our youth is fed [religion]; I was not heard "I saw them [the dead] not-. ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

I said, "Is it good friend?" ... If I were the novelist, the bible would have been a much improved alternative. ... In the theme of revolution, the rich control what is acceptable, and to them, Frankenstein's monster definitely does not fit the mold. ... I did not pretend to enter into the merits of the case, yet I inclined towards the opinions of the hero, whose extinction I wept". ... When Frankenstein dies, his monster is the first to come lay his body to rest and the first to follow him into the after life. ...

• Word Count: 2479
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School