Give All to Love (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Poetic sequence
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric sequence
The Poem
In the six-stanza poem “Give All to Love,” Ralph Waldo Emerson connects the finite cycles of natural order with the infinite eternal order through individual feelings and experiences that are governed by love. The persona of the poem advises the audience to withhold nothing and to “Give all to love.”
The first stanza explains what “all” entails in the context of this poem. It encompasses the entire reality of an individual’s experiences: relationships with friends and relatives, the turn of events, ownership of property, recognition and renown,...
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