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    The word “darkling” stands for growing darkness whereas the little thrush stands as the harbinger of hope in the poem. Putting two contrasting words together acts as an irony for the poem. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    The word “darkling” stands for growing darkness whereas the little thrush stands as the harbinger of hope in the poem. Putting two contrasting words together acts as an irony for the poem.

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    Yes the poet does find a ray of hope through the thrush’s song. The poet understands on hearing the song that the thrush is aware of some blessed hope that he need to find yet. He realizes that he need to overcome the pessimism in his life by having hope even in the most desolate times. Read summaryRead more

    Yes the poet does find a ray of hope through the thrush’s song. The poet understands on hearing the song that the thrush is aware of some blessed hope that he need to find yet. He realizes that he need to overcome the pessimism in his life by having hope even in the most desolate times.

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    The thrush symbolize limitless joy through its song. Upon the glowing gloom, the speaker is surprised to see a small frail thrush sing its heart out. The thrush is aware of some blessed Hope which the poet is yet to find out. Amidst all the dejection and sadness, the thrush chooses to sing a song whRead more

    The thrush symbolize limitless joy through its song. Upon the glowing gloom, the speaker is surprised to see a small frail thrush sing its heart out. The thrush is aware of some blessed Hope which the poet is yet to find out. Amidst all the dejection and sadness, the thrush chooses to sing a song which is a “full-hearted evensong.”

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    The speaker hears a voice among the “bleak twigs overhead” and sees that its a thrush. An aged thrush, “frail, gaunt, and small in blast-beruffled plumes.” The small thrush, in this dreary winter and desolate times, is singing a song, and not just any song but a “full-hearted song of joy illimited.”Read more

    The speaker hears a voice among the “bleak twigs overhead” and sees that its a thrush. An aged thrush, “frail, gaunt, and small in blast-beruffled plumes.” The small thrush, in this dreary winter and desolate times, is singing a song, and not just any song but a “full-hearted song of joy illimited.” The speaker realizes that the thrush has put its heart and soul into the song. The song is about some blessed Hope which the thrush is aware of but not the speaker. The song preaches the fact that Hope can be found even in the most desolate times.

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    The tiny thrush fights the gloomy environment to sing a song and spread the faith of having Hope. The “aged thrush, frail, gaunt and small” with “blast-be ruffled plume” sings a song with all its heart. The poet feels that the tiny thrush is singing as it has discovered some blessed hope which the pRead more

    The tiny thrush fights the gloomy environment to sing a song and spread the faith of having Hope. The “aged thrush, frail, gaunt and small” with “blast-be ruffled plume” sings a song with all its heart. The poet feels that the tiny thrush is singing as it has discovered some blessed hope which the poet is not aware of. Even in such a bleak weather, the thrush is out and singing a song. This shows how people should have optimism on life and overcome all the hardships. This is how the tiny thrush emerges as a harbinger of hope.

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    The last two stanzas stand in sharp contrast with the first two stanzas. The first two stanzas reflect the poet’s inner emotions of grief and sadness by creating a desolate winter scene around him. The last two stanzas is an aim to find hope even in the most desolate times. It shows how to overcomeRead more

    The last two stanzas stand in sharp contrast with the first two stanzas. The first two stanzas reflect the poet’s inner emotions of grief and sadness by creating a desolate winter scene around him. The last two stanzas is an aim to find hope even in the most desolate times. It shows how to overcome the despair seen in the first two stanzas by having hope.

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    The poem is written keeping in mind the desolate winters and at the end of the 19th century. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    The poem is written keeping in mind the desolate winters and at the end of the 19th century.

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    The literary device used in the line the “weakening eye of the day” is personification. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    The literary device used in the line the “weakening eye of the day” is personification.

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    The mood changes from the beginning to the end all because of the thrush’s song. The poem starts in a sad and gloomy mood where the poet laments the dying century, and then it reaches the climax where he hears the song of a thrush. He realizes the frail bird is singing a song of hope even in desolatRead more

    The mood changes from the beginning to the end all because of the thrush’s song. The poem starts in a sad and gloomy mood where the poet laments the dying century, and then it reaches the climax where he hears the song of a thrush. He realizes the frail bird is singing a song of hope even in desolate times like this. The poem ends on a note of optimism where the poet realizes that hope can be found even in the darkest of times.

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    “Specte” was a 19th century word for ghost. Over here the speaker personified frost by saying frost was not just human-like but ghost-like. It symbolized the fact that the world was dead and hopeless, just the ghost-like Frost reigning over them. Read summary of The Darkling Thrush

    “Specte” was a 19th century word for ghost. Over here the speaker personified frost by saying frost was not just human-like but ghost-like. It symbolized the fact that the world was dead and hopeless, just the ghost-like Frost reigning over them.

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