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How does Thomas Hardy create feelings of sadness in The Darkling Thrush?

How does Thomas Hardy create feelings of sadness in The Darkling Thrush?

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    Thomas Hardy creates the feeling of sadness in the poem by describing a bleak and desolate winter scene. He laments the death of the century saying how the cloud acts as a canopy for the dying century. He paints a desolate ambience around him evoking sorrow and grief, which resonates his inner turmoil.

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