Question

Meaning of Sighing like furnace , with a woeful ballad made to his mistress eyebrow . The poem name is the seven ages by William Shakespeare.

Answer 1

The term "sighs like a furnace" refers to the stage in a young man's life where he falls in love with a woman and sighs constantly (like a furnace) because he is so love struck, "And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad. Made to his mistress' eyebrow"

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Answer 2

"Seven Ages" is the poem by William Shakespeare. In the poem, Shakespeare mentions that "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely its players." Shakespeare describes the seven stages of life. Herein the phrase "Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow" refers that the lover yearns for the heartfelt desire from his beloved. It may refer to that the other partner may not desire for the relationship and love whereas the other is in deep feelings. The lover feels lost. To his "Mistress' eyebrow" this sigh is made which refers that the lover is trying to get attention from his beloved "With a woeful ballad."