Portraits are to daily faces As an evening west To a fine, pedantic sunshine In a satin vest. What two things are being compared

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KengaRu [80]

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Portraits are to daily faces As an evening west To a fine, pedantic sunshine In a satin vest. What two things are being compared

in this poem?

English

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yawa3891 [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-28T21:46:22+03:00

Portraits are being compared to a beautiful, elegant sunset.

The speaker is saying that a portrait is much more fine and beautiful than other faces one sees throughout the day, and a typical evening's sunset is, similarly, not as beautiful as a shiny, smooth-looking sunshine.