This poem basically is about a life and death. It is an old man who reflects and does introspection of his life when he was young. It seems that he regrets of what he had done in his youth. He wonders whether he had lived his life properly or not. Moreover, it seems that he was not satisfied with life that he has got in his youth. This kind of thought usually crosses in somebody's mind when they are old or when it comes a death approaching. When somebody is young, they do not think further usually. They just do what they want to do. Yet, people are getting old, they usually do introspection of what they got so far, what they have done in the past. Some may feel satisfied with his life, some may do not.
The regret can be seen from the repetition of the first line. This kind of repetition gives an impression of strong emotion, especially feeling of regret. Here, the speaker keeps asking with his life that he had in the past. From the second line, we know that the speakers wonder whether he had ever been thankful with his life. Morning is the beginning of day, or even life. Every morning, when a new life begins, we should say thanks to the God for His blessing. Yet, it seems that the speaker is hesitate if he ever done it or not. Besides, it seems that the speaker has experienced many things. Have trod in many ways suggests that he has taken many ways or has had many experience in his life.
[...] That is why, he created this kind of poem to express his life and his feelings, He knew, he will die soon, therefore this poem is just like he is waiting for his death and what kind of death will be. Also, he felt sorry for his life in his youth, hence he regretted it. BIBLIOGRAPHY Wikipedia. Christopher Brennan. Accessed on November from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Brennan Australian poetry library. Christopher John Brennan. Accessed on November from http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/brennan- christopher Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Read on November 27 December Clark, Axel (1979). Brennan, Christopher John (1870–1932). [...]
[...] An Analysis on the poem Old is my heart, how by Christopher John Brennan Major theme This poem basically is about a life and death. It is an old man who reflects and does introspection of his life when he was young. It seems that he regrets of what he had done in his youth. He wonders whether he had lived his life properly or not. Moreover, it seems that he was not satisfied with life that he has got in his youth. [...]
[...] Home gives you the feeling of peace, secure, serenity and warm. You cannot find it only in the building called house, but more on the people you have who can give you the feeling of happiness, comfort and serenity. No matter where do you live, as long as you seek this kind of feelings among people you love, it is called home. Portion of mine own heart: It means you love them. You give your heart. While your heart is just one, you share your love and heart for every people you love. [...]
[...] Every morning, when a new life begins, we should say thanks to the God for His blessing. Yet, it seems that the speaker is hesitate if he ever done it or not. Besides, it seems that the speaker has experienced many things. Have trod in many ways suggests that he has taken many ways or has had many experience in his life. However, he seems not satisfied with that or even thinks that his life is meaningless. He realizes that he has lived his life for a long time. [...]
[...] Morning refers to the new life, new beginning of life. Hence, we should be thankful for being given a new life and new chance to start your life. Trod on many ways: having done many things and having had many experience in your life. It also means the life you have lived so far. It also can refer the age of the speaker because have trod on many ways means that the more experience you have got, the older you are. [...]
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