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‘And the melancholy darkness gently weeps in rainy tears.’ Explain the phrase ‘melancholy darkness’. What does it do?

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The phrase 'melancholy darkness' refers to the dark clouds. The poet compares darkness with sadness and says that it comes down in the form of rain.

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The phrase "melancholy darkness" here depicts the sorrow/sadness of the poet.
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"Melancholy darkness” refers to the dark rain bearing clouds. The poet imagines that the clouds covering the sky are gloomy and depressed because they are heavy and grey. The poet further imagines that the clouds are weeping and their tears are falling down as rain drops.
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