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What makes the poem The Darkling Thrush a transitional poem

What makes the poem The Darkling Thrush a transitional poem

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    It is a transitional poem as it bridges the 19th and the 20th centuries together. The poem marks the end of a year, the end of a century and looking ahead for the next century with both skepticism and hope. The poem connects both centuries together by bringing hope amidst all despair. It transitions from one century to another just like it changes gril despair to hope.

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