The Darkling Thrush
How does Thomas Hardy use imagery in The Darkling Thrush?
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The simile comparing the tangled bine-stems to the strings of broken lyres is a beautiful example of imagery, as the speaker looks up through the leafless vines, it seems to him that they score, that is, cut, or mark across, the sky.
The Darkling Thrush