‘luminary clock’ sitting ‘at an unearthly height’ is a complex and ambiguous image given in the poem. On a plane level, it fits the description of moon too but as a metaphor, it is a spiritual presence for the mood in which the speaker is. It is the passage of time which goes no matter what and theRead more
‘luminary clock’ sitting ‘at an unearthly height’ is a complex and ambiguous image given in the poem. On a plane level, it fits the description of moon too but as a metaphor, it is a spiritual presence for the mood in which the speaker is. It is the passage of time which goes no matter what and the speaker feels like he is out of the time and space.
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From the very first line of the poem, its tone is set which is pervasively pessimistic. The whole poem describes isolation in an existentialist manner. The tone is that of an inevitable tragedy which is the “essence of man’s existence in his lonely human state.” Read: Summary of Acquainted With theRead more
From the very first line of the poem, its tone is set which is pervasively pessimistic. The whole poem describes isolation in an existentialist manner. The tone is that of an inevitable tragedy which is the “essence of man’s existence in his lonely human state.”
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