subject
English, 17.02.2021 04:50 mahmudabiazp3ekot

Read the poem "Grass" and answer the question that follows. Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work—
I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?
Where are we now?

I am the grass.
Let me work.

What is the significance of the phrase "Two years, ten years" in line 7?

The phrase describes the intervals between the wars.
The phrase stresses that grass needs time to do its work.
The phrase suggests that people quickly forget the past.
The phrase implies that time helps people heal their emotional wounds.

ansver
Answers: 2

Other questions on the subject: English

image
English, 22.06.2019 05:00, kristieroth1
What do we call a two-syllable metrical foot that consists of one unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable? a. anapest b. dactyl c. iamb d. elision
Answers: 2
image
English, 22.06.2019 06:20, jayliahj
Which description most clearly defines tone in literature
Answers: 2
image
English, 22.06.2019 07:00, jetblackcap
What type of external conflict occurs in the excerpt from “stephen crane’s own story”? it was now that the first mate showed a sign of losing his grip. to us who were trying in all stages of competence and experience to launch the lifeboat he raged in all terms of fiery satire and hammerlike abuse. but the boat moved at last and swung down toward the water. a. person versus person b. person versus nature c. person versus society d. person versus self i think its either b or d.
Answers: 1
image
English, 22.06.2019 07:30, thechocolatblanc
How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.
Answers: 3
You know the right answer?
Read the poem "Grass" and answer the question that follows. Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and...

Questions in other subjects: