Question

what does the words "briefer," "too beautiful to stay," and "sleep of death" in the last stanza of Wylie's Poem suggest about nature's bounty and a life of plenty and ease? Do These ideas support or overturn the conventions of pastoral poetry? Explain

Answer 1

Answer:

The words suggest that even when all of the things she sees in nature are beautiful, they are not meant to last. This poem supports the conventions of pastoral poetry.

Explanation:

Wild peaches by Elinor Wylie is a poem that describes an ideal alternative kind of life far away from everything and fully connected to nature and its wonders. However, her tone shows that she hesitates about the lasting of such happiness. The poem explains verse by verse how nature can bring calm and perfection to the human which is precisely one of the most important conventions and topics in pastoral poetry.