Pattern Poems 3

"That Time of Year" is very romantic because he is very ill and knows that he has many flaws which might make him unbearable to love, but his lover knows this and still stays with him anyways. He says that he is like the late fall when the beautiful things in nature are gone for the season. He also says that the fire of death is inside of him. His lover has even greater love for him because of all of these things. Throughout the course of the poem, the author uses three different images of fall, fire, and sunset. All of these repesent the ending of a lifetime. And even though they could have a positive connotation for their beauty, they do not. This author views death as a bad end.