Question
Which line from "A Hymn to the Evening" contains a metaphor?
"Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main"
"And draws the sable curtains of the night,"
"Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind"
"So shall the labors of the day begin"
"Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main"
"And draws the sable curtains of the night,"
"Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind"
"So shall the labors of the day begin"
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The line that contains a metaphor is: "And draws the sable curtains of the night." In this line, "sable curtains" metaphorically describes the darkness of night as if it were a curtain being drawn, creating an image of night falling over the landscape.