What comparison is the simile making in the poem the old year

Kendall makes a number of comparisons between the passing of a year and the passing of a life. It is like the glow left by the passing of dusk or twilight in the sky.

Explanation:

answer: this problem has only trivial solutions, with all points on the same line. x=5 or x=7/5.

step-by-step explanation:

there are three triangles, and three unknowns: x, y=length of middle segment, and z=cos(angles marked with red arc).

we need

and law of cosines,

the three equations are

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i also see that they are way better humans.