Question

Read this line from the poem.

And my life's cold winter that knew no spring;
What is the effect of the imagery in this line?

Answer 1

Answer: Life is being compared to cold winter and to spring. Cold winter being one that elicits feelings of being isolated, hopeless, unfeeling/numb, lifeless. Spring being a life that is fresh, full of new beginnings, beauty,

and hope.

Explanation: The author is describing his/her life as hopeless/isolated/unfeeling/numb with no positivity or hope in the past, present or future.