Hey guys about a couple hours ago I got help from my step-mom in analyzing what the poem means in simpler words than what I previously posted we analyzed 2 to 8 lines at a time so pay attention because I am only going to say line numbers.
Lines 1-2: refering to what some christians believe in as babies being angels before coming to earth.
Line 4: "race" in this context means life-some christians believe the soul had a heavenly existence before life on earth
Lines 7- 14: looks back at past in heaven (where babies are before coming to earth), remembering eternity/ heaven.
Line 8: "first love" refers to God
Lines 15- 19: the narrative voice is saying that before acting on sins, he learned his conscience could say bad things or think bad things.
Line 19: several means separate
Lines 20- 21: as in human form he sees glimpses of heaven, glimpses of what it was like before he came to earth.
Line 20: "fleshy dress" means body
Lines 22- 25: Saying he wants to go back to where he first came from (heaven).
Line 25: "train" means way of existance
Line 27: "The shady city of palm- trees" is heaven
Lines 28- 29: saying that life is in the way of going back to heaven
Lines 30- 31: saying that some men move forward and some move back.
Lines 32-33: means when the body is dead on earth the spirit can go to being an angel and head on to heaven.
Well guys that is the extent of my interpretation of the poem (with help from my step- mom) if you have any questions just ask. Also let me know if this helped any.
Khrystyne Hastings
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