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8 October, 01:41

What does the allusion to midas in the third stanza reveal about the speaker

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  1. 8 October, 04:54
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    The allusion to Midas reveals the differences of ages between the Chaperon and Midas.

    Explanation:

    Third stanza:

    "They bow as my young Midas here (emphasys on the young)

    Will never learn to bow

    (The dancing-masters do not teach

    That gracious reverence now) ( ...) "; (Such things aren't taught to the young anymore)

    The contrast between their ages is clearer during the fourth stanza:

    "I watch my chaperon's face,

    And see the dear old features take (the chaperon is old)

    A new and tender grace;

    And in her happy eyes I see

    Her youth awakening bright,

    With all its hope, desire, delight--

    Ah, me! I wish that I were quite

    As young--as young as she!" (I wish I were as young as she)
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