Stanza
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
Question
What is meant by 'sore must be the strom'?
Answer
It is a metaphor for the worst circumstances. By this the poet means the hardest, unbearable, and challenging circumstances that come at least once in every person's life.
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sundarnaz Is the answer correct and meaningful? I think not quite. It is a metaphor for the worst circumstances.
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sundarnazIs the answer correct and meaningful?
I think not quite.
It is a metaphor for the worst circumstances. By this the poet means the hardest, most unbearable, or most challenging circumstances.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886), an American poet.
"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I've heard