Read the third stanza of "because i could not stop for death."

we passed the school, where children strove
at recess – in the ring –
we passed the fields of gazing grain –
we passed the setting sun –

why does dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?
the words convey a sense of steady motion.
the words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
the words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
the words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.

Which type of conflict does della face in o. henry’s “the gift of the magi”? a. character versus society b. character versus machine c. character versus character d. character versus nature

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Aman lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. in the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.