Question

Read the following set of poetic lines and answer the question given below.

'The world in gloom and splendour passes by
And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam'

Who does 'thou' refer to?

Answer 1

'Thou' is the archaic form of 'you'. In the given context, 'thou' refers to a millionaire as the lines are from a poem called 'To a Millionaire' by Archibald Lampman and is addressed to millionaire.