Reflection- chambered nautilus

The poem I chose was the one we went over together in class; The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes. I picked this one because you, Mr. Langley, suggested us to do that one and also because we went over it in class, so there are somethings that I remember from class that could help me on this blog. So basically, the poem is about a sea critter that outgrows it's shell and then moves on to a new, bigger shell. I think that this poem is just kind of a metaphor for moving on in life and that you have to change things eventually. In the poem, the sea critter didn't look back to its old shell because its new shell was so much better. The sea critter can pretty much only move up in life because it will continue to get bigger so it will need a bigger shell. This poem is encouraging moving on in life and never looking back into the past because the present/future is so much brighter.
This poem fits the Romanticism period for many reason. First off, Holmes is talking about nature in this; the sea and the sea critters (the nautilus). Then, he also brings up mythology. If I remember correctly, the Romanticism period tends to bring up a lot of mythology. Actually, now that I think about it, a lot of literary works in general brings up mythology, but the Romanticism is no exception! It talks the sirens which are those weird singing things that lure people in. They were like mermaid/human things. This poem also mentioned Triton who was Poseidon's son. Poseidon, as you may or may not know, was the Greek king of the sea. Triton was known as the messenger of the sea.

Holmes, Oliver W. "Holmes' "The Chambered Nautilus"." Blupete. Web. 14 Dec. 2011. .