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3 Emily Dickinson 43. “We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess － in the Ring － We passed he Fields of Gazing Grain－ We passed the Setting Sun －” Questions: Who is the author of this stanza taken from the poem “Because I could not stop for Death－? What do the underlined parts symbolize? Where were “we” heading toward? (034) 41 43. A. These lines are taken from a poem written by Emily Dickinson. B. The School, the Fields of Gazing Grain, the Setting Sun symbolize three stages of one s life: youth, manhood and old age. C. We were riding in a hearse (or a carriage), heading toward Eternity. 43. “With Blue — uncertain stumbling Buzz — Between the light — and me — And then the Windows failed — and then I could not see to see —” Questions: A. Identify the poem and the poet. B. What do “Windows” symbolically stand for? C. What idea does the quoted passage express? (044) 42 43. A. Emily Dickinson: (465) “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”. B. Eyes, for they are considered as the windows of human soul. C. The last thing the dying person saw and heard was the fly and its buzz. When the eyes failed, the human soul was closed and the person died. (The speaker could not see any of the afterlife or God or angels she expected to see.) 44.“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: Identify the poem and the poet. What do“the School,” “the Fields”and“the Setting Sun”stand for respectively? (054) 44. A. Emily Dickinson; “Because I could not stop for Death－” B. Three stages of life: childhood, adulthood and old age. 43. “This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me — The simple News that Nature told — With tender Majesty” Questions: A. Identify the poet.B. What idea does the poem express? C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem? (104)44 43. A. Emily Dickinson B. The poem expresses the poet’s anxiety about her communication