d. nature331.In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?a

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Reading Comprehension Questions
This poem, by Emily Dickinson, is a sort of riddle. Depending on your life experiences, the answer maybe immediately clear, or it may very well not be. Look closely for clues in the language.
A Narrow Fellow in the Grass
A narrow Fellow in the grass
Occasionally rides—
You may have met him—did you not
His notice sudden is—
The Grass divides as with a Comb—
A spotted shaft is seen—
And then it closes at your feet
And opens further on—
He likes a Boggy Acre—
A Floor too cool for Corn—
Yet when a Boy, and Barefoot—
I more than once at Noon
Have passed, I thought, a Whip-lash
Unbraiding in the Sun—
When, stooping to secure it,
It wrinkled, and was gone—
Several of Nature’s People
I know, and they know me—
I feel for them a transport
Of cordiality—
But never met this Fellow,
Attended, or alone—
Without a tighter breathing
And zero at the bone—
332.
Who or what is the Fellow in this poem?
a. a whip-lash
b. a snake
c. a gust of wind
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Reading Comprehension Questions
333.
The phrase Without a tighter breathing / And zero at the bone most nearly indicates
a. fright.
b. cold.
c. grief.
d. awe.
334.
The phrase Nature’s People means

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