Sonnet 73 ('That time of year thou mayst in me behold') uses three metaphors to describe the speaker's aging. What are they?
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Correct answer: Autumn, twilight, and a dying fire
The poet uses the progression of a year (autumn), a day (twilight), and a single fire (dying embers) to illustrate his advancing age. Each metaphor is shorter in duration than the last, building a sense of urgency about the nearing end.
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