... abbey is never mentioned in the poem, the idea of an abbey, a place hallowed to the spirit, permeates the scene, as though the forest and the fields were themselves the speaker's abbey. On his return to the location five years later, the speaker can sense the presence of something far more subtle, powerful, and fundamental in the light of the setting sun, the ocean, the air itself, and even in the mind of man. To the speaker the energy seems "a motion and a spirit ... that impels/ All thinking thoughts / And rolls through all things" This statement links the ideas of ... ...

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... their cautiousness. "What He Said to His Enemies" is the next poem I examined. The thoughts behind the words of this poem are ones of being hunted. The chase is likely meant to be perceived as a long one. This is shown in here: He could hear them off in the forest, Massive branches breaking. (1-2) At night he watched The streetlamp's light (12-13) This signifies someone or something being followed or ... stalked for a long period of time. Later on the poem intensifies into the thoughts of the prey and the narrator eventually questions his enemy's intelligence as shown here: You are no g...

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• Grade Level: High School