I think that Shakespeare is referring to Winter. I think so because he says,
“Yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang. Upon those boughs which shake against the cold.” Which means that the leaves are falling off of the trees and also that the tree stumps are shaking against the cold. All these things happen is winter. Hope this helped!
I always like to think of figurative meaning as deeper meaning: what is the narrator really trying to get the reader to understand? Once you have your answer, think about the key words in that excerpt that helped you uncover the figurative meaning-- these will always be figurative devices, so you're already half way through this question. (pro tip: stick to the text to uncover it-- don't stray to far from the information you are being provided)
Lastly, you're being asked to identify literary devices here, do you notice any symbols? Something that usually stands for something else that might relate to that deeper/figurative meaning? Also, think about how the way in which the author phrased these symbols impacted the overall deeper meaning.
Im assuming that the correct answer is
D) "But ideas did not come that day and three o'clock in the morning found me weary and with an aching head tossing about in my bed."
U should of put this in science u put this in English :0
