The trees are bare the sun is cold. And seldom seldom seen;
The heavens have lost their zone of gold,
And earth her robe of green
Which sentence BEST describes how the
author's use of rhyme and repetition of
sound impacts the third stanza of the poem,
which is found at the top of page 2?
And ice upon the glancing stream
Has cast its (solemn) shade;
And distant hills and valleys seem
In frozen mist arrayed.
It emphasizes the helplessness of nature, and
how helpless people are in response.
The Bluebell cannot charm me now,
The heath has lost its bloom;
The violets in the glen below,
They yield no sweet perfume.
It emphasizes the sharp difference between
seasons, and how gloomy winter is.
But, though I mourn the sweet Bluebell,
"Tis better far away
I know how fast my tears would swell
To see it smile to-day.
It emphasizes the colors seen during the
changing seasons.
It emphasizes the lengthy change from
summer into winter.
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