Question

Read the final stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

Since then – ’tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –
Which statement best describes the purpose of the horse-drawn carriage imagery in this stanza? A - The image reinforces the idea that the speaker is merely a passive passenger on the journey toward death.

B - The image illustrates the speaker’s view that horses are ghostly and intimidating animals that remind her of death.

C - The image illustrates that horses’ heads are symbolic of the speaker’s triumph over death’s grip.

D - The image reinforces the idea that the speaker’s journey toward death is unremarkable and ordinary.

Answer 1

"The image reinforces the idea that the speaker is merely a passive passenger on the journey toward death" is the statement that best describes the purpose of the horse-drawn carriage imagery in this stanza. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A".