Read the following set of poetic lines and answer the question given below.
'The world in gloom and splendor passes by And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam'
What does the poet mean by 'gloom and splendor'?
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Solution
Gloom means sadness and splendor means happiness. By using this contrasting words, the poet means to say that the world is made up of both sadness and happiness.