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The poem 'The River' by      talks about the journey of a    from its initial stages to its union with the   in the end. The poem compares and contrasts this concept to a more serious theme of man's journey from his   to death. The poem starts off by describing the initial course of the river as it sparkles and flows over  , thereby nourishing the plants and flowers on the way. The poet compares this stage to a   who is playing. The river then goes through some rough and smooth patches like the  of an individual. It swells up with    in this phase. The next phase has the river   with water like the   of one's life, moving towards old age. The river finally becomes one with the ocean, and this is similar to a person's life in the world coming to an end, but continuing one's existence in the                   .