Question

The metaphor of line 20 emphasizes the exquisite beauty of springtime in England by comparing springtime in Italy to _____.

Answer 1

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", and the author is Robert Browning. In this poem he misses his home  dearly.
 The author’s use of the description of nature is typical of a poem written during the Romantic Era.

Answer 2

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.