First Two Metaphors

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The first two stanzas are full of questions especially in lines like “Is it a trick or a trysting-place”, “Is it a mirage or miracle”, and “And the suns like a juggler's juggling-balls/Are they a sham or a sign?” The speaker is obviously wrestling with feelings of happiness, hope, and elation and juxtaposes them with fear, despair, and suspicion. So the opposing notions are presented straight away and are dealt with directly throughout the entire first two stanzas. These questions of complete opposites are then seemingly resolved in the last stanza, which proclaims with immense optimism “Shine out, my sudden angel/Break fear with breast and brow/I take you now or for always/For always is always now.” This seeming resolution of all the questions