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What is the comparison that the poet draws between words and ‘empty air’?

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The poet compares words to summer birds that fly away, leaving behind only ‘empty air’ to show that spoken words vanish quickly without leaving any lasting substance, comfort or tangible trace behind.

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    1. In the opening stanza, the poet likens spoken words to summer birds that depart when the seasons change, leaving behind nothing except vacant, intangible air. This comparison emphasizes the fleeting, insubstantial character of verbal promises. While words sound pleasant when uttered, they quickly dissipate into thin air, leaving the grieving listener in the exact same state of emptiness as before.

       

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