The phrase “o’er his heart a shadow fell” suggests that the knight is losing hope. This imagery indicates a sense of sadness or despair as he realizes that he has not found Eldorado, which symbolizes an unattainable dream or ideal.
Read the stanza from “Eldorado.”
But he grew old–
This knight so bold –
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.
What does the author mean by “o’er his heart a shadow fell”?
Eldorado
Responses
Someone is standing over the knight.
Someone is standing over the knight.
The knight is losing hope.
The knight is losing hope.
The knight is growing ill.
The knight is growing ill.
It is nighttime where the knight is.
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