Question

What does the phrase her barred face identify mask mean?

Answer 1

Explanation:

This is an example of the poetic device – transferred epithet. The laburnum tree has flowers that fall like bars and when the bird sits behind the flowers the shadow on her face looks like she is wearing amask that has bars on it.

Answer 2

Here is ur answer mate,

It means that the bird Goldfinch's barred face gives a look of its face.This look of the bird helps to recognise itself.

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