W ha t p ers o nific a tio n is in th e p oem ? W ha t w ord in d ic a te s o no m ato poeia ? W ha t d is tr a cts th e b oy? W ha t h a ppens to th e b oy? W ha t d o th e o th e rs d o? ...

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W ha t p ers o nific a tio n is in th e p oem ? W ha t w ord in d ic a te s o no m ato poeia ? W ha t d is tr a cts th e b oy? W ha t h a ppens to th e
b oy? W ha t d o th e o th e rs d o? W ha t is th e th e m e? Is it th e fr a gili ty o f li fe ?
T he title o f th is p oem c o m es fr o m S ha ke sp eare 's M acb eth , a nd it g iv e s a s tr o ng in d ic a tio n o f th e p oem 's th e m e, a llu d in g
a s it d oes to th e " b rie f c a nd le " o f L ady M acb eth 's li fe , to o s o on s nuffe d o ut. In th is p oem , to o, th e fr a gili ty a nd b re vity o f li fe
a re fo re gro und ed in th e fig ure ...
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