Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem?
Reading Comprehension
Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. 
This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me -
The simple News that Nature told -
With tender Majesty
Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem?
【正确答案】:

     IN HER POETRY THERE IS A PARTICULAR STRESS PATTERN, IN WHICH DASHES ARE USED AS A MUSICAL DEVICE TO CREATE CADENCE AND CAPITAL LETTERS AS A MEANS OF EMPHASIS. 


【题目解析】:本题考查诗中破折号和大写字母的作用。在她的诗歌中有一种特殊的强调模式,破折号被用作一种手段来创造抑扬顿挫的效果;大写字母同样也是为了表示强调。
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