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what kind of hesitation is discussed in the poem the darkling thrush?

what kind of hesitation is discussed in the poem the darkling thrush?

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    The hesitation discussed in the poem is that of regaining hope amidst all the gloom and despair. The poet seems to be bemoaning the dying century and when he hears a thrush singing a song of “joy illimited”, he is unable to believe that the thrush is aware of some blessed hope that he is yet to find. He is torn between despair and hope.

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