Question

Which three lines in this excerpt from William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis" best indicate the theme of the poem?

So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

Answer 1

-Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon,

-sustained and soothed

By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,

-lies down to pleasant dreams.

Step-by-step explanation:

Trust me

Answer 2

William Cullen Bryant wants to show with this lovely poem ”Thanatopsis “ which means view on the death in Greek, that death is nothing to be feared. It is the natural thing that we all can die today or tomorrow and we could live with the assurance that we will meet the ones who went before us.

The three lines which best indicate this theme are:

Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed

By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,