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What is the meaning of Spectre-GREY in the Darkling Thrush?

What is the meaning of Spectre-GREY in the Darkling Thrush?

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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.

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