Gold mouths cry with the green young
certainty of the bronze boy
remembering a thousand autumns
and how a hundred thousand leaves
came sliding down his shoulder blades
persuaded by his bronze heroic reason.
We ignore the coming doom of gold
and we are glad in this bright metal season.
Even the dead laugh among the goldenrod.
The bronze boy stands kneedeep in centuries,
and never grieves,
remembering a thousand autumns,
with sunlight of a thousand years upon his lips
and his eyes gone blind with leaves.
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Banquo is an important character in Macbeth because he shows caution, honesty, and loyalty. Unlike Macbeth, Banquo does not blindly trust the Witches. He is interested in the prophecy, but he is also careful because he knows evil can use truth to trick people. His quotes show his wisdom, moral strength, suspicion of Macbeth, and…
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ACT 1 Scene Quote Meaning Language Device 1 “When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” The Witches plan to meet again in stormy weather, showing evil and chaos. Pathetic fallacy, rhetorical question 1 “When the hurlyburly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” The battle will end with both loss…
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