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THE OAK by ALFRED TENNYSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: LIVE THY LIFE / YOUNG AND OLD
Last Line: NAKED STRENGTH.
Subject(s): HUMAN BEHAVIOR; OAK TREES; CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;

LIVE thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;

Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed,
Soberer-hued
Gold again.

All his leaves
Fallen at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough,
Naked strength.





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