Question 1 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27
Both poems use rhyme, including rhymes or near-rhymes at the ends of the second and fourth lines of their stanzas. Both also capitalize words that would not normally be capitalized, a feature of Dickinson’s style. Finally, each offers an unconventional perspective on a familiar subject: one treats death as a courteous companion, while the other describes keeping the Sabbath at home rather than going to church.
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