What is the theme of the poem Splendour in the Grass?
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The poet highlights the fleeting nature of beauty and the inevitability of change. The speaker mourns the loss of a bright radiance which is now taken away from his sight. The poem shows how often some experiences, and beautiful moments, which are once gone, cannot be reclaimed or re-witnessed. But, despite the sense of loss that the speaker experiences towards the beautiful moments, he is encourages to move on and rather, focus on the beauty that persists in front of his eyes. The speaker also refers to the primal sympathy that exists in all humans, and takes comfort from it.
Splendour in the Grass Summary