Contrast What effect does the contrast between the imagery in the first stanza and the second stanza of "Sympathy" have? How does this contrast help develop the poem's theme? Support your response with evidence from the texts.​

The first stanza of the poem creates visual imagery in the mind of the reader by highlighting a bird feeling isolation in it's cage. In the second stanza it provides what the bird desires rather then touching base on how the bird feels about it's current life.

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the simple past tense of strive.

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