Analysis In School Days

Analysis: In School Days “In School Life” is a melancholy poem written by John Greenleaf Whittier. In the poem an old man reflects back upon his life and remembers his childhood days. One incident in particular stands out, when he experiences his first love. As one grows older they learn to appreciate what the true treasures in life are and that those moments will stay in their hearts forever. Whittier sets the scene by an …showed first 75 words of 361 total…

…showed last 75 words of 361 total…He is an old man now but he still vividly remembers down to the last detail, how he met her. This is one of those things that he will never forget as long as he lives. “Dear girl! The grasses on her grave / Have forty years been growing. “ The narrator is saying that even though years have passed, love is one of those things that is not just forgotten; it remains with the person forever.