La Belle Dame sans Merci
What metaphors are used in La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats?
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The speaker describes the knight as "alone and palely loitering," "so haggard and so woebegone." His pallor is described metaphorically in terms of a "lily" on his brow and a "fading rose" on his cheek.
La Belle Dame sans Merci