In about 100 words, discuss two themes that are shared by both "The Indian Burying Ground" and "The Wild Honeysuckle" and that became popular literary themes during this time period and beyond.

Answer and Explanation:

Both poems portray the importance of admiring what is considered "wild". This was a very recurring theme during romanticism, where literature used to present Native Americans, considered wild by Europeans, as an admirable people, friend and exploited by the gain of white men.

In the poems mentioned above, this theme is approached differently, but it has the same objective, that of stimulating consideration for the wild. While "The Indian Burying Ground" introduces this theme by literally associating it with native tribes, "The Wild Honeysuckle" introduces this theme by associating it with wild nature.

Another theme presented in both poems was appreciation and the cult of death. This theme was also recurrent in romantic literature, where death was often idealized. In "The Indian Burying Ground" this theme is addressed with the author's position on the admiration for the rituals and the symbologies that the natives present when a member of the tribe dies. In "The Wild Honeysuckle," on the other hand, this theme is shown through the death of the wild flower, which reinforces that everything comes to an end, including the beautiful, the wild and the free, like the flower.