Question

(b) Explain the metaphor in the following lines :
(1) Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day
(2) Sometimes there are clouds
(3) ... the shower will make the roses bloom
(4) Life's sunny hours flit by​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

1. The poem starts with ‘life is not a dream so dark’. Notice that the poet denies that it is very dark dream, but she does not deny it is a dream. Life can be a complete illusion, a mirage of sorts –continuously running towards an inexistent pleasure/relief.

2. She compares the problems to ‘clouds of gloom’. It serves two purposes. It says the problem is not inside us [we need not agree with the poet]. Secondly, she builds on this analogy and says roses [we] bloom after the shower. In other words, times of grief and melancholy make us stronger and brighter. [Gold shines best when put in hearth.]

3. In the last stanza, she compares hope to ‘buoyant golden wings’. She indirectly compares the problems with a sea.