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 refers to zero to demonstrate how cold-blooded and cruel snakes are.


B. The speaker describes the snake as a comb and a whiplash, but says he has never seen one.


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


D. The speaker wants the snake to attend or stay with him even though earlier stanzas explain where the snake lives.

Answer 1

A. The speaker refers to zero to demonstrate how cold-blooded and cruel snakes are.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. The speaker refers to zero to demonstrate how cold-blooded and cruel snakes are.