Yet another simile: this time, that poetic symbol par excellence, the lovely rose. Makes faint with too much sweet those heavy-winged thieves: ![]() The emphasis here, as with the maiden locked in her tower, is on secret or hidden beauty. Yet another simile, and another one which uses a visual image to describe the musical melody of the skylark’s singing: this time, it’s like a golden glow-worm in a dewy ‘dell’ or valley, scattering its light among the surrounding flowers, while the glow-worm itself is hidden. Another simile: this time, a well-born unmarried woman in her palace tower, pining away with secret love while listening to music which fills the room.Īmong the flowers and grass, which screen it from the view:
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