=4.= So with their sons are women brought to bed,
Of whom is Hugh thinking when he uses these words?
=13.= Nor could these know what mocking ghost of Spring
Express in other words the idea contained in “mocking ghost of
Spring.”
=16.= So might a dawn-struck digit of the moon
Explain the figure and interpret it in terms of Hugh’s feelings
for Jamie.
=18.= And ache through all its craters to be green.
What is the present condition of the surface of the moon?
=21.= Pang dwelling in a puckered cicatrice
Define “cicatrice.” Explain the figure.
=23.= Yet very precious was the hurt thereof,
=24.= Grievous to bear, too dear to cast away.
These lines constitute a paradox. Define “paradox.” Explain the
meaning of the lines. Can pain be “precious”?