Question

Why do the pigeons nestled round the coat( Autumn by John Clare)?

Answer 1

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While the pigeons "nestled round the coat" (cote?) might partly symbolise the season's death-threat of sharpening cold, the sparrow, busy as if in spring, and the cóck, strutting his stuff as normal on the un-idealised location of a dung-hill, are simply there, simply being themselves.

Answer 2

Explanation:

While the pigeons "nestled round the coat" (cote?) might partly symbolise the season's death-threat of sharpening cold, the sparrow, busy as if in spring, and the cóck, strutting his stuff as normal on the un-idealised location of a dung-hill, are simply there, simply being themselves.