Farewell to barn and Stack and Tree – A.E Housman (Stanza Five)

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Who expresses the three wishes?

How does the narrator figuratively suggest that the idea of youth?

Which word functions as a biblical allusion to the tale of "Able and Cane"?

What is the significance of the number of wishes?

What technique is used to suggest the emotional agony of the speaker?

What is the symbolical meaning of the colour 'green'

What is the seasonal indication and its symbolical meaning?

What are the three wishes of the murderer?

Which line suggests that a love triangle might be the reason behind the murder?

What do the three wishes suggest about the speaker's life?

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