A protagonist is the hero or the Primary character.
Answer:
These are the lines taken from Thomas Moore's famous poem "The light of Other Days"
Meaning▪▪▪▪
The poet says when I remember my all childhood friends I feel very bad because
they left me like leaves of wintry weather
<SIMILI> fall apart the trees. I am one who travells alone in rhis mysterious world with no one accompanying me.
Explanation:
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