"And yet if all the leaves my name could cry"

"And yet the happy pulse of life is slow,"

"Above the trembling marshland I would go"

"A longing for some peaceful, gentle place,"

The first stanza focuses on nature; the second stanza focuses on

his feelings.

The first stanza describes one country; the second stanza describes another country.

The second stanza provides details about the first stanza.

The two stanzas compare and contrast information about Lithuania.

holds

caresses

grabs

touches

appear to be

want to go

appear far away

begin to think

He realizes that his quest to return home is fruitless.

He discovers that a childhood companion has died.

He is surprised when a mystical forest comes to life.

He learns that there is dignity in solitude.