In "sonnet 73," how does the poet use descriptions of the last golden leaves on a tree and the last flames of a dying fire
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both emphasize that the manner in which lives are conducted will determine what will influence others.
their meanings highlight that when something beautiful diminishes, one's attachment to it is strengthened.
they both signify that at whatever point an experience ends, our ability to understand it abruptly changes.
their meanings demonstrate that what impresses most at the end of life is usually found in examples from nature.