# Resurrection explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ameen Rihani.

## What happens

The poem personifies Winter as a ghost that intrudes upon Spring, disrupting the renewal and joy of the season. The speaker implores Winter to withdraw so that Spring's beauty and music may flourish.

## Themes in this chapter

### Nature and Mortality

The poem contrasts the death-like presence of Winter with the life of Spring, exploring the cycle of seasons as a metaphor for mortality and renewal.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown Narrator

The speaker addresses Winter directly, pleading for Spring to prevail.

## Key lines

> The ghost of Winter stalks amidst the boughs Of Spring and drags along his icy shroud

Winter's lingering presence haunts the new growth of Spring, trailing cold and death.

_Opens the poem with a vivid image of seasonal conflict._

> Begone, the world today belongs to Spring.

Leave now, for this is Spring's time to reign.

_Final plea for Winter to yield to the vitality of Spring._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_2_se/chapters/resurrection
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