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koranbutterton
22.08.2020 • 
English

Read these lines from Emily Dickinson's "The Railway Train": And neigh like Boanerges; Then, punctual as a star, Stop—docile and omnipotent— At its own stable door. Which of the following correctly explains how this stanza provides clues to the culture for which this poem was written? The phrase docile and omnipotent suggests the poem was written when people admired horses more. The phrase neigh like Boanerges suggests the poem was written when horses were only used for racing. The phrase punctual as a star suggests the poem was written when people knew little about astronomy. The phrase stable door suggests the poem was written when horses were used for transportation.

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