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 ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
5In me thou see'st 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 see'st the glowing of such fire,
10That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.
Which interpretation focuses upon a critical theme of the poem?
The image of twilight is used to describe the ending of the speaker's life.
The speaker of this poem is quite old, and he is speaking to someone he loves.
he speaker of the poem uses three different images to describe how old he is.
While the poem seems about growing old, it turns into a poem about seizing love.
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