Question

Read the stanza from “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass."

But never met this Fellow
Attended, or alone
Without a tighter breathing
And Zero at the Bone —
How does the final stanza develop the theme that things that are admirable may still be terrifying?
A. The speaker describes the snake as a comb and a whiplash, but says he has never seen one.
B.The speaker wants the snake to attend or stay with him even though earlier stanzas explain where the snake lives.
C.The speaker refers to zero to demonstrate how cold-blooded and cruel snakes are.
D.The speaker calls the snake a fellow, but his reaction upon seeing the snake shows he is shaken up.

Answer 1

The final stanza develops the theme that things that are admirable may still be terrifying when The speaker calls the snake a fellow, but his reaction upon seeing the snake shows he is shaken up.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" by Emily Dickinson gives a description of the snake as an animal with a lot of impressive characteristics, and that could even be admired, idea that collapses in the last stanza where the speaker demonstrates that he is in fact terrified by the animal with the words "tighter breathing " and "Zero at the Bone".

Answer 2

D.The speaker calls the snake a fellow, but his reaction upon seeing the snake shows he is shaken up.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase 'tighter breathing' seems to indicate a forced and urgent breath. And 'Zero at the bone' indicates a cold feeling you get when fearful.