Question

What does the poet mean by o'er darkened ways

Answer 1

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The poet here means beauty in some form or some beautiful object which pleases us. (c) The above lines present an example of metaphor. Our souls are steeped in sadness and disappointment which are compared to a pall or shroud covering the dead. ... So, the poet refers to them as dark, because of the hopelessness we feel.

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