Question

My life closed twice before its close—
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me

So huge—so hopeless to conceive
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven—
And all we need of hell.”

What is the most accurate interpretation of the effect of the dashes in the poem?

The dashes in each line cause the reader to notice them because they are different.

The dashes cause confusion in the poem to mirror the confusion the poet felt.

The repetition of dashes causes the pace of the poem to become choppy and accelerated.

The dashes ca

Answer 1

The dashes cause the reader to slow down and ponder the idea of parting and loss.
That is was the last choice is

Answer 2

Well, what do you think? You might be able to argue any one or more of these points.