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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
In me thou sees the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self that seals up all in rest.
In me thou seest the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.

The first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to _____.

a.yellow leaves
b.sweet birds
c.bare choirs
d.summer

User Velkoon
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sorry for screaming but the answer is A

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Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Boughs: refers to the limbs of the Autumn tree

Late: refers to lately or recently

That time of year thou mayst in me behold (A)

When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (B)

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (A)

Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (B)

In me thou seest the twilight of such day (C)

As after sunset fadeth in the west, (D)

Which by and by black night doth take away, (C)

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