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- Oct 2024
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When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
The lilac is a powerful symbol of beauty and the brief nature of life. The “great star” represents Lincoln, who was a guiding light for the nation. The drooping star show feelings of sorrow and loss. The past tense "mourn'd" in conjunction with "shall mourn" expresses a constant state of sadness.
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