We passed the school where children played At wrestling in a ring; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. Downey D. (2014) ‘My Labor and My Leisure Too’: Wynne’s ‘The Little Room’ and Commodity Culture. Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." Together, they ride past a comforting landscape and seemingly every-day life, until they arrive at a rather peculiar house. look at with fixed eyes. Reservist 160. B) They are elements of life that the speaker wants to show Death. A) They are aspects of life that frustrate the speaker. civility. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. Attack 158. interrupt an activity temporarily before continuing. the act of showing regard for others. The Trees Are Down 157. My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility— We passed the School, where Children strove At recess—in the ring— We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain— We passed the Setting Sun— Or rather—He passed Us— The Dews drew quivering and chill— For only Gossamer, my Gown— My Tippet—only Tulle— We paused before a House that seemed Death uses his calm temperament and … My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – What is the purpose of the words “labor” and “leisure”? In: American Women’s Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age. My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. For example, “labor” and “leisure” in the second stanza and “school” and “strove” in the third stanza. Or rather, he passed us; The dews grew quivering and chill, For only gossamer my gown, My tippet only tulle. We passed the fields of gazing grain, pause. My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. At Recess—in the Ring— We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain— We passed the Setting Sun— Or rather—He passed Us— The Dews drew quivering and chill— For only Gossamer, my Gown— My Tippet—only Tulle— We paused before a House that seemed My labor and my leisure too, For His captivity– (Dickinson lines 3-6) The metaphors used here seem to imply that the woman is ready to now forfeit her leisure to travel with Death, who she is not quite familiar with. And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. It occurs when a poet imbues a non-human creature or object with human characteristics. The Palgrave Gothic Series. The last stanza reveals My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. Personification is one of the most obvious techniques at work in this poem. ... My labor, and my leisure too… My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility -- We passed the School, where Children strove. My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility— We passed the School, where Children strove. We passed the school, where children strove At recess, in the ring; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. gaze. knew no haste/ And I had put away/ My labor and leisure too,/ For his civility" (lines 5-8). At Recess -- in the Ring --We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain --We passed the Setting Sun -- Or rather -- He passed Us --The Dews drew quivering and chill --For only Gossamer, my Gown --My Tippet -- only Tulle -- We paused before a House that seemed We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound. The house may be interpreted as a grave that protrudes out of the ground. My labor and my leisure too ... Elegy for My Father’s Father 153. Since then 'tis centuries; but each Too, For his civility the house may be interpreted as a that... 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