A few days ago
Anonymous

what does “summer’s sentinel” mean? LOOK BELOW!?

in the poem it goes like this…”So summer’s sentinel, the cuckoo, sings in his murmuring voice, and our hearts mourn as he urges….”

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A few days ago
help_me_moses

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In this context, the author is basically identifying the cuckoo as a watcher/guard/indicator of summer.
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