1116, Stanza 5) "The darkest evening of the year" symbolizes death. He will not see light in his eyes but darkness because he will no longer exist in life. Imagine how dark it is to die? Robert Frost really captures the idea of death. "Which Lips Have Kissed My Lips" by Edna Millay. I really liked the description he applied to his poem. It makes you feel like you're the older woman in the poem. You imagine yourself alone and sad. Imagine how painful it is to be alone and not have a partner. Making mistakes and getting hurt. Even though the character is sad, he remains strong. “I cannot say what loves have come and gone, I only know that the summer sang to me for a while, that in me it no longer sings (Pg. 937, Stanza 10) This metaphor in her poem captures how this woman at a at some point his life had everything. He lost the temporary love he had in his youth "The summer sang to me. A little time, which no longer sings in me", explains that living life freely did not last forever. The metaphors used by both poets captured the imagery of life in the main characters
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