dawn would be sad
if it weren't for the birds
singing me awake
another dreary day
if it weren't for the birds
These Purple Years, 2018
Amelia Fielden
Commentary: Enhanced by the creative use of repetition ("if it weren't for the birds" in Ls 2 and5), the juxtaposition of mood ([personified]"dawn would be sad" and [the speaker's] "another dreary day") effectively emphasizes and re-contextualizes the value of birdsong to the depressed speaker, sparking the reader's reflection on the relationship between human needs and nature.
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