Question

In the poem, John Henry twice mentions a connection between his hammer and his death before he battles the steam drill. What effect does this have on the reader?​

Answer 1

In the ballad - John Henry twice mentions a connection between his hammer and his death before he even begins to battle the steam drill. What EFFECT does this have on the reader? ... It gives the reader an anxious feeling by using foreshadowing and making John Henry's downfall seem fated from the beginning.

Answer 2

In the ballad - John Henry twice mentions a connection between his hammer and his death before he even begins to battle the steam drill. What EFFECT does this have on the reader? ... It gives the reader an anxious feeling by using foreshadowing and making John Henry's downfall seem fated from the beginning.