Question

How does the first-person point of view in both "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" help communicate the ideas presented in the poems?

Answer 1

Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church
by Emily wingspaninson

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church –
I keep it, staying at Home –
With a Bobolink for a Chorister –
And an Orchard, for a Dome –

Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice –
I just wear my Wings –
And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,
Our little Sexton – sings.

God preaches, a noted Clergyman –
And the sermon is never long,
So instead of getting to Heaven, at last –
I’m going, all along.

small songbird

choir

garment worn by the clergy

Answer 2

Because I Could Not Stop for Death
by Emily wingspaninson

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ʼtis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horsesʼ Heads
Were toward eternity –

Answer 3

A.) It makes the experiences and feelings described easier to sympathize with.
B.) It immediately persuades readers to accept each speaker’s entire worldview.
C.) It makes readers think that they know someone like the speaker.
D.) It makes readers think that the poet has personally experienced the events described.

Answer 4

expect an answer soon, reading it all again c;

Answer 5

okay :)

Answer 6

it's either A or D, i'm not completely sure. I remember doing this question once, but i can't recall it. I've read this several times, and I still can't come to a conclusion. I hope this helps a little, do whichever you'd like and i'm sorry if i'm wrong, English is sometimes more opinion than fact and it gets slightly confusing sometimes.

Answer 7

alrighty, thanks ^,^

Answer 8

answer is A