Question
Read lines 3-4.
Of your young heads that are the hope and crown
Of my full summer, ripening to its fall.
Why does the poet include the figurative language in the lines?
© to emphasize the topic of the speaker's children growing and leaving he
• to establish the setting of the poem across phases of the speake
© to highlight the idea that the speaker treasures his children as he ages
• to create irony around childhood hope that the speaker finds fleeti
Answer
To highlight the idea that the speaker treasures his children as he ages.