Read this excerpt from “The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats.And when white moths were on the wing,And moth-like stars were flickering out,I dropped the berry in a streamAnd caught a little silver trout.Which words does the poet include to help readers visualize the scene?

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“moth-like stars”

Rhyme, Rhythm, and Visualizing in a Yeats Poem

Read this excerpt from “The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats.And when white moths were on the wing,And moth-like stars were flickering out,I dropped the berry in a streamAnd caught a little silver trout.Which words does the poet include to help readers visualize the scene?

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