We slowly drove-He knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too
For His Civility一
We passed the School. where Children strove
At Recess——in the Ring——
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain——
We passed the Setting Sun——
Questions:
A.Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the above stanzas are taken
B.What figure of speech is used in Line and Line 4?
C.What do"the School", "the Fields of Gazing Grain"and"the Setting Sun"represent?
【正确答案】：A.From Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death-".
B.Personification.
【题目解析】：They represent three stages of life: "the School"——youth; "the Fields of Gazing Grain" mature period: "the Setting Sun"——end of life.
