The following lines are from "Sonnet 73," by William Shakespeare:
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.
These lines contain a metaphor describing the narrator in the poem. What is conveyed
by this comparison?
The narrator has done something wrong and is expecting to be discovered and punished.
The narrator looks forward to the beauty and quiet that come after the warm days of summer.
The narrator has realized that the end of life is near and the period of growth and vitality is gone.