The Poem To An Athlete Dying Young

The poem “To An Athlete Dying Young” shows a genre of poetry because the lines of the poem rhyme and have incomplete sentences. Also, the author of this poem is Housman, A.E. The purpose of the story is to explain because the author is explaining the athlete's achievements and how his victories will soon fade away. Also, the audience of the text is to all athletes and people in general; but maybe to an older audience who can understand the word choice. This poem is about an athlete that has had many goals and accomplishments but his title of victory will soon die and his name will soon be forgotten. In the text it says “The time you won your town the race… and home we brought you shoulder-high”. These words show that the athlete won the race

This is an example of a metaphor because it is comparing glory and how it fades away quicker than a rose. Also, the author's word choice is very advance and sometimes is is hard to understand. It was noticeable that the sentence structure is set up so that the upper half is more positive and shows the memories and victories of the athlete. The lower half is more sad and dark because it explains that the victory and fame of the athlete will soon die. This also ties in with the tone and mood of the story. The imagery is very strong and descriptive. It explains exactly what is happening when they chaired the athlete and the readers can picture an image in their head. The narrative point of view is first person because the author is presenting the story and explaining what he/she knows about the events. The main character in this poem is the athlete because the poem is about the memories of the athlete’s victory and achievements. In conclusion, the poem “To Athlete Dying Young” is a very revealing and detailed poem that will explain to readers that even if you are victorious, fame doesn't last