How does the poem break break break by alfred,lord tennyson show that life and nature go on despite what happens to human beings?
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Break, Break, Break by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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How does the poem show that life and nature go on despite what happens to human beings? Explain with an example of your own also.
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JAY GILBERT, PH.D. eNotes educator | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break" is a brief poem which juxtaposes the speaker's lament for "the touch of a vanish'd hand" with the everyday activities of others in society who simply continue with their lives, untouched by the death which, to the speaker, has been felt as a tragedy. Tennyson utilizes boisterous images of children—"the fisherman's boy" who "shouts with his sister at play" and the "sailor lad" who sings while at his work—to emphasize the continuity of life, with the vibrant youth of these people representing rebirth and renewal, even in a world where death is a constant among us.