Poetry-Length of Time

Read line 8 from the poem.

Hurrylikethis

The lack of spaces between the words creates a sense of —

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How is line 21 important to the poem?

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Read line 12 from the poem.

Notice how an hour crawls along and crawls along

Which of these does the poet use in line 12 to help the reader understand that time seems to pass slowly?

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What is the message of this poem?

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In line 1 of the poem, what does the word peculiar mean?

(Use a dictionary for this question and reread the line in the poem for text evidence).

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The first stanza is important to the poem because it —

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