Ode to a Nightingale (Poem)
What does the Nightingale represent in the poem, Ode to a Nightingale?
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The nightingale symbolizes escape from suffering. Singing unseen in the darkened wood, the bird inspires the speaker’s attempts to escape his own grief.
Ode to a Nightingale