Research Paper on:
Charlotte Smith's 'Written at the Close of Spring'

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Spring. At the same time it is also a poem about the condition of humanity and how humanity is prone to bouts of evil and selfish endeavors, a condition that  seems to allow mankind no chance at another Spring, which is representative of happiness. In the following paper we examine and analyze Smiths poem, identifying independent and subordinate clauses, subjects  and verbs, and repetitive words. Written at the Close of Spring In examining the poem we first present the poem in its entirety and identify the independent and  subordinate clauses. Each line is followed by an initial in parentheses, with (I) representing independent and (S) representing subordinate: "The garlands fade that Spring so lately wove, (I)/ Each  simple flower, which she had nursed in dew, (S)/ Anemonies, that spangled every grove, (S)/ The primrose wan, and hare-bell mildly blue. (S)/ No more shall violets linger in the  dell, (I)/ Or purple orchis variegate the plain, (S)/ Till Spring again shall call forth every bell, (S)/ And dress with humid hands her wreaths again.-- (S)/ Ah! poor humanity!  so frail, so fair, (I)/ Are the fond visions of thy early day, (S)/ Till tyrant passion, and corrosive care, (S)/ Bid all thy fairy colors fade away! (I)/ Another  May new buds and flowers shall bring; (I)/ Ah! why has happiness--no second Spring? (I)" (Smith 1-14). As we can note, at least one of the lines is a  bit ambiguous in terms of its position as an independent or a subordinate clause. This is because of the fact that when it is read in context it may seem  subordinate, despite the fact the sentence could stand alone. For example, "Bid all thy fairy colors fade away!" is a line which we understand to be one that finishes a