She Died This Was the Way She Died
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She Died This Was the Way She Died - meaning Summary
Death as Quiet Departure
The poem reports a calm, matter-of-fact death and the speaker’s attempt to account for the person’s disappearance. The deceased is imagined rising simply and heading "for the sun," a gentle image of transition. The speaker resolves that angels must have taken her, since she can no longer be found among the living. The tone blends plain observation with consoling supernatural explanation.
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