Why is the speaker in Blake's "Odes to the Seasons" glad to see the end of winter?

A) Winter is the enemy of growing things.

B) Winter is beloved by the earth.

C) Winter is like an old man seated on the cliffs.

D) Winter is strong and powerful.

In this season all the passion of the sun is gone and the tyrant king “freezes up frail life.” Blake shows how the oppressive ruler rapes the land unlike (stanza three) the joyful union in summer. This time, the consummation of female nature is expressed with brutality and frustration rather than ecstasy.

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Why is the speaker in Blake's "Odes to the Seasons" glad to see the end of winter? A) Winter is the enemy of growing things. B) Winter is beloved by the earth. C) Winter is like an old man seated on the cliffs. D) Winter is strong and powerful.

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Why is the speaker in Blake's "Odes to the Seasons" glad to see the end of winter?

A) Winter is the enemy of growing things.

B) Winter is beloved by the earth.

C) Winter is like an old man seated on the cliffs.

D) Winter is strong and powerful.