Does this refer to just small talk, or does the author not care about the conversation he is having with these people? But why wouldn't he care, does he not care about the people, or does he think that he is above them?

After reading Margaret's annotation about death being a theme at the end and also during the entire poem as well as beauty of a child, could this also be referring to what we talked about the other day with the cycle of Reincarnation or life after death.

It seems that he is talking about meeting with his friends but they engage in casual conversation at a club. Towards the end of this section it seems that it is all going to change.

What woman is he talking about?

It kind of seems like he thinks he is better than these people, or maybe more important than them because they work measly desk jobs.

I think the poet is trying to be peaceful about the death that is happening, because this line reminds me of talking about someone "being in a better place" or "they won't suffer anymore", which is very sad to say but it's looking on the bright side of death, if possible, to ease the mind.

This line is repeated throughout the poem at the end of each stanza, I think it is a powerful line that ties in with the poem because the poem ends with death, however there is another line referencing a child so maybe this line refers to the "terrible" death but the "beauty" of a child?

I think the poet is writing about how the sounds of nature is what brings him peace. The buzzing of bees, crickets chirp, sounds of the water etc. He seems to find peace in the simple things that nature has to over, outside of man made noise.

It almost seems like he is talking about dying, but in a peaceful way. He keeps saying how he will "go now" which sounds like death to me.

In this statement Yeats states that the midnight has a glimmer to it which seems to me he is saying that there is some light in what should be total darkness but for "noon a purple glow," is hard to understand. Im not really sure what he is seeing. It could have something to do with the color of the sky, but I am not totally sure.

I am not sure what he is hinting at with this, he talks about living alone on his peaceful island, however he's standing on the road, could he be hinting at something more morbid?

Here the poet is talking about the peace he will enjoy on his cabin on the island with his bees, despite the loud noise of the bees he finds peace. The scene he describes is so peaceful as it is and continues that trend throughout the rest of the poem.

What does this even mean? How do dentists talk and why is it vulgar to pretend to talk like one?

Funny play on words when Algernon calls Ernest the most earnest-looking person he's ever seen. Earnest means being fully serious or incredibly important.

I find it interesting that he only thinks about killing his "brother" if Gwendolen accepts his marriage proposal. If he is willing to get rid of him that fast, why did he need the second identity in the first place?

This is interesting and makes me feel like there is something that Jack is trying to hide. This could be something work or relationship related, and he doesn't want the people from one place or the other to find out about his secret life. This makes me think that he is quite popular because if he was a nobody, then he wouldn't have to try and hide his life.

This reminds me of some of the past readings that have been presented to us. A lot of them deal with social classes and how certain people are superior to others (Rich people, white people, and men over women). The way that drinks are portrayed here shows that servants aren't supposed to drink . the same thing as the people who they are serving for, because they are not seen as equal. This is similar to how people of color and women are shown in society as not having the same advantages as whites or men.

It is almost like he is living two different lives- because he wants to hide his sexual orientation from certain people.

No one should have a limit on what they can and cannot read

I like this response because of how sarcastic it is, it helps to lighten the act.

This, I think, is a familiar feeling most people can relate to. He is talking about being lonely and references a large crowd, which I think most people would agree can be the loneliest setting.

Here again we see the repetition in describing the man, "good" is repeated several times. However, the narrator doesn't describe him directly this time, it is through the eyes of Mrs. Sparsit.

Wordsworth is at a pleasant state and he is excited has hope and for the future.

The ending to this stanza has a very spiritual vibe to it as Wordsworth is talking about how he turns to the River Wye for comfort.

In the beginning of this stanza, Wordsworth seems to start off by stating that his beliefs are useless. Possibly that what he used to think he regrets.

Wordsworth continues to add a dark setting to the start of the stanza by stating "In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight;" I believe that he is saying that this setting takes a toll on him emotionally as it leads to the next line.

When I first read this line I interpreted it as if he was talking about his heartbeat but after analyzing it further and relating it to the lines that follow I believe he is indicating a heartache instead.

Maybe he means that your soul is living within nature, when your body can't fully become nature.

Here he could mean that nature itself is a mystery and that there is much yet to explore, however that would not really relate to the context of the next line

With this line, he could mean that when he is feeling down he turns to nature to help him, like a religion he sees nature as spiritual. It's almost like to him, nature could be a religion.

I think he means that he owes nature here because of how much love and peace nature has provided him with. He needs to give something in return

He might be hinting that life in the city can be lonely and he feels more comforted by nature and at peace. There is becoming more city and less nature with the industrial revolution and he could miss how there used to be more nature before that began.