what expectation is established by the stanza structure in the darkling thrush?
what expectation is established by the stanza structure in the darkling thrush?
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The first two stanzas in the poem sets the tone and setting of the poem. The poet creates a gloomy and a bleak scene around him as the winter draws close and the centre to its end. Then the turning point in the poem comes when an aged thrush starts singing a song of “joy illimited” amidst all the desolation. The poem ends with a note of optimism which the bird portrays through its song of hope. The poem starts with the poet describing a morbid ambience and ending in a note of optimism.
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