The metaphor of line 20 emphasizes the exquisite beauty of springtime in England by comparing springtime in Italy to buttercups. The poem is "Home Thoughts From Abroad"<span>, and the author is Robert Browning. In this poem he misses his home dearly.</span>
The author’s use of the description of nature is typical of a poem written during the Romantic Era.
The most obvious difference is that academic writing is nonfiction, while entertainment writing is fiction.