Question

How do the speakers feelings in the black snake, compare to the speakers feelings in The Fellow in the Grass?

Answer 1

Correct The feeling in "The Black Snake" is playful, while the feeling in "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" is serious and fearful.

Answer 2

In "The Black Snake" the speaker feels sympathy for the snake once it is killed. He describes the snake as "beautiful and quiet as a dead brother." This shows he actually cares about the snake as a creature.

In "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" the speaker feels anxious about the snake. The dashes and the line breaks form pauses when read aloud and help create suspense in the poem.


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