That time of year thou mayst in me behold 2 When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang 3 Upon those boughs which shake against
the cold, 4 Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. What does the speaker equate his age to in this passage? late autumn a tree just beginning to bloom a year singing birds
This passage is taken from the famous Sonnet 73 of William Shakespeare. The main idea of this passage is based upon the changing of seasons, where the author compared his middle age to a tree of the late autumn, which is losing its leaves. He says that he cannot determine how many years he has lived, and how many years are left of his life, but he can sense that he is close to death
