Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 251, Part XXIX summary
Part 1, no. 251, Part XXIX of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXIX, a young poet places his hand against his chest and falls, and Eugene hurries to him, looks at him, and calls without receiving any response. The youth’s death is confirmed, while images of falling snow, a withered flower, and an extinguished flame stress the ending of his life.
What happens
- The youth gently places his hand on his chest and falls, his dimmed eye showing death rather than pain.
- The narrator compares his fall to snow sliding down a mountain in sunlight.
- Eugene rushes to the youth, looks at him, and calls, but cannot help him.
- The narrator confirms the poet’s death and closes with images of silence, withering, and an extinguished flame.
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