Is death meaningful in the poem full fathom five thy father lies?

Answer 1

The death described in the poem Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies is a meaningful one. Usually, when somebody dies drowning into the sea, the dead body is either eaten up by sea creatures or gets decayed. But the dead body of Ferdinand’s father has neither decayed nor has been eaten up by the sea creatures. Instead, it has been transferred into something rich and strange. For example, his bones have been changed into Coral and eyes into pearls. Moreover, the ritual of ringing the death bell that is usually absent in unnatural death is present in the death of Ferdinand’s father. So the death described in the poem is a meaningful one.

Answer 2

Aerial consoles Ferdinand that even the death of his father becomes very meaningful because no part of his body is decayed rather changed into strange and very precious things of the sea. The poet in his poem expresses that death is the door step towards eternity which is an inevitable truth of life. Everyone has to confront (face) it, presenting the poem beautifully using various poetic devices, the poet expresses that even the death could be very meaningful it leads towards eternity and spiritual freedom.

Answer 3

𝑰𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎