One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand
What is the symbolism of dust in the poem, One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand?
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Dust symbolizes death. It is associated with burial and thus with mortality. In the poem, it is used as a point of contrast: although some things fade into dust, some – like memory and reputation – can live forever.
One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand