To waken an old lady by william carlos williams. old age is a flight of small cheeping birds skimming bare trees above a snow glaze. gaining and failing they are buffeted by a dark wind— but what? on harsh weedstalks the flock has rested, the snow is covered with broken seedhusks and the wind tempered by a shrill piping of plenty.
what clues do these supporting details provide about the poem’s main idea?
life is lonely and difficult for elderly people.
young birds need protection from bad weather.
snowy and windy weather is awful.
elderly people have the ability to overcome the difficulties of old age.