Prospice Analysis

Fear death?---to feel the fog in my throat,

The mist in my face,

When the snows begin, and the blasts denote

I am nearing the place,

The power of the night, the press of the storm,

The post of the foe;

Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form;

Yet the strong man must go:

For the journey is done and the summit attained,

And the barriers fall,

Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained,

The reward of it all.

I was ever a fighter, so---one fight more,

The best and the last!

I would hate that Death bandaged my eyes, and forbore,

And made me creep past.

No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers,

The heroes of old,

Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears

Of pain, darkness and cold.

For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave.

The black minute's at end,

And the elements' rage, the fiend voices that rave,

Shall dwindle, shall blend,

Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain.

Then a light, then thy breat,

O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again,

And with God be the rest!

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I think he wrote this poem because he is so depressed about the death of his wife. And he also feared DEATH which he called the "Arch Fear"
By. BORINAGA

| Posted on 2009-09-01 | by a guest

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This poem is very boring i hate it! and i have to write an analysis on it [5 paragraphs]. anyone wanna help?!

| Posted on 2009-05-30 | by a guest

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this poems about the death of his wife.. and how he fears death himself..
its also showing how hes gotta be strong and cant live the rest of his life cryin like a bitch about how he misses her.. and sooner than later how hes going to join her in death.. "even the strong man must go"
The post of the foe;
Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form;
Yet the strong man must go:
For the journey is done and the summit attained,
And the barriers fall,
Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained,
The reward of it all.
no matter what, dude, youre gonna die.

| Posted on 2009-03-17 | by a guest

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prospice means "to look ahead" not literally about fear of death.

| Posted on 2009-03-05 | by a guest

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The poem written by Robert Browning, after the death of Mrs. Browning it is said that the poet was left desolate but he overcame his grief and after few months wrote this poem. In This poem the poet describes his views about death and how he longs for death only because after death he will be able to be with his beloved wife forever.
The poem opens with a question- Fear death? The tone one gets is of mockery, as if death is some harmless thing and a weak or feeble enemy. Further he narrates how one feels death, choke to death and one can yet feel the mist in his face. Browning beautifully describes the scene as some solider is approaching his enemy, he refers death as the “Arch fear in a visible form” and he further refers that ‘yet a strong man must go’, the narrator here acknowledges that this is his last battle and so it may be the best, the narrator is not afraid of losing his fight to death because he wishes not to wait for death and let it creep over him slowly, and he even says that he would not like his eyes being bandaged or covered before dying (may be a practice for the prisoner of war) instead like his peers and heroes of the past he wishes to die bravely. The poet beautifully further adds that how for a brave man the moment of death feared by all turns into the best, and how the voices of devil heard does not evoke pain and fear but turn in to peace.
Its only here the reader comes to know that the solider though brave but is on a suicide mission, to meet his dead beloved who has mingled in god and thus will never be able to part again because only death can part true lovers, if they both had conquered death no one can part them. The last two lines also show the poets immense belief in God and the belief of all souls meeting with God and thus become one.

| Posted on 2009-02-24 | by a guest

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I think he wrote this poem because how he can face the arch fear talking about the poem.

| Posted on 2009-02-23 | by a guest

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the poem is about death and fear of death. robert browning felt sad after the death of his wife and at that moment he also feared death but he just offered his life to God. While God is up there we should not worry too much.

| Posted on 2009-01-22 | by a guest

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Prospice by Robert Browning showed how he sees death. For him, dying is like being inside a battleground where you have to fight again. So, he is still not ready to die. He is afraid of death. This maybe because of the death of his wife. In the end, he still submitted his self to God and allowed God to do whatevr He wants. =)

| Posted on 2008-10-15 | by a guest

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I think robert browing means that he was sad for the death of his wife but he also think that he wouldnt have to feel sorry because a strong man must die,I agree ...and also he was afraid to death that he describes how would you feel if you were put into death...thats all thank you

| Posted on 2008-10-07 | by a guest

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He wrote this poem after his wife died and he tells how sad he is that she is gone and he imagines what she must be going thru and tells how he fears death. He doesnt want to die and feels sorry for his wife because she died. I think that is what it's about anyway.

| Posted on 2008-05-13 | by a guest

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i think this poem is about the death of his wife and how he haas to be strong and face up to it and keep living his life as the poem says.. yet the strong must go. i also think that this thing we must do is stupid and this is long enough to be on this page because thats all the poem is about... so anyways hi, how are you? Im good i read this poem for a english thing and it's about i think this poem is about the death of his wife and how he haas to be strong and face up to it and keep living his life. so yah that's it buh bye

| Posted on 2005-09-30 | by Approved Guest