Dejection: An Ode Themes

Your significant other dumps you. Your favorite sports team loses. Your hamster dies in a terrible vacuuming accident. Let's face it: there are a million things in this life that can bum you out. B...

Here's a list of things that the speaker seems to love in "Dejection: an Ode": howling wind, a "Lady," and… well, that's about it. The dude is pretty down in the mouth, after all. At the same tim...

What's so depressing about nature? Unless it's being covered in oil, burnt up in a forest fire, or overrun with rampaging bears, most of us find the natural world a soothing and relaxing place to b...