What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

Freedom and autonomy

What role do the ideas of freedom and autonomy  play in the readings?

What does it mean to be free in both of the readings, and how do the authors suggest that a state of peacefulness is potentially obtainable?

https://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49013/tulips-56d22ab68fdd0