“To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman

Who wrote “To an Athlete Dying Young?"

• William Wordsworth

• Thomas Hardy

• A.E. Housman

• William Blake

The time you won your ___________ the race.

• home

• school

• town

• fraternity

What does the first stanza mean?

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about the athletes funeral.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

What does the second stanza mean?

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about the athletes funeral.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

What does the third stanza mean?

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about the athletes funeral.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

What does the fourth stanza mean?

• It talks about an athlete who was celebrated when they won.

• It talks about the athletes funeral.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.

What does the fifth stanza mean?

• That the athlete doesn't have to worry about his fame or the crowd anymore.

• It talks about the athletes funeral.

• It talks about how it is good for an athlete to die young.

• It says that it's good that he died so he wouldn't see his records get broken and won't hear the boos of the crowd or long for the cheers after they have gone.