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What is the speaker comparing themselves to in the line 'Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang'?
The speaker is comparing themselves to bare ruined choirs where birds used to sing.
In the poem, what does 'Death's second self' refer to?
Death's second self refers to the night that takes everything away.
What is the significance of the metaphor 'glowing of such fire' in the poem?
The significance is that the speaker's fire of youth is now reduced to ashes.
How does the speaker's use of 'glowing of such fire' contribute to the theme of mortality in the sonnet?
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Explain how the line 'To love that well which thou must leave ere long' ties back to the overall theme of the sonnet.
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