Metaphor in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Metaphor Examples in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard:

Text of the Poem

"waste its sweetness..." See in text (Text of the Poem)

Gray uses these two metaphors to compare the dead in the churchyard to beautiful things that are never seen: a gem in a dark ocean cave and a blooming flower in a barren desert.

Caitlin, Owl Eyes Staff

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