A Youth in Apparel That Glittered
A Youth in Apparel That Glittered - meaning Summary
Romanticized Death Vs Reality
The poem depicts a young man who enters a grim forest and encounters an assassin. Rather than fear, the youth embraces the impending death as if it were a romantic, medieval scene, welcoming the wound with joy and dying content. Crane contrasts real violence with the narrator's idealized notions of heroic or legendary death, suggesting a tension between romantic fantasy and harsh reality.
Read Complete AnalysesA youth in apparel that glittered Went to walk in a grim forest. There he met an assassin Attired all in garb of old days; He, scowling through the thickets, And dagger poised quivering, Rushed upon the youth. "Sir," said this latter, "I am enchanted, believe me, To die, thus, In this medieval fashion, According to the best legends; Ah, what joy!" Then took he the wound, smiling, And died, content.
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