how does the poet convey the idea that the life span of these Blossoms is very short in the second stanza? Question is from the poem "to Blossoms" written by Robert herrick
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What, were ye born to be
An hour or half's delight,
And so to bid good-night?
'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth
Merely to show your worth,
And lose you quite.
Robert Herrick, in this stanza questions the blossoms as to why they were born just to live for such a short duration. The blossoms would come out so bright but would bid a good night so soon.
Then he blames nature as to why it brought forth blossoms, merely showing their worth and for losing them so soon.
Answer:
Portraying the life span of blossoms in contrast to bidding good night and an hour's or half's delight, poet wants to convey how nature has been pity to them. They live a short life just to show up their beauty and their worth then they die their deaths, this is how the nature has destined them to be.