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 metaphor ................................................ in Italy to BUTTERCUPS. Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally applicable. In line 20, the author was comparing spring time to buttercup which is a flower.
