Read the quotation from "A Psalm of Life." Let the dead past bury its dead! What is the effect of the repetition of the word "dead" in this line?

A. It serves as a reminder that the past is comprised of the actions of people now deceased.

B. It suggests that the reader should think of mortality when thinking of the past.

C. It reinforces the idea that one should live in the present, not in the past.

D. It creates a mood of foreboding, which affects the rest of the poem.

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6 November, 11:33

Read the quotation from "A Psalm of Life." Let the dead past bury its dead! What is the effect of the repetition of the word "dead" in this line?

A. It serves as a reminder that the past is comprised of the actions of people now deceased.

B. It suggests that the reader should think of mortality when thinking of the past.

C. It reinforces the idea that one should live in the present, not in the past.

D. It creates a mood of foreboding, which affects the rest of the poem.

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Shawn Chang · Answer 1

Option c

Explanation:

The correct option for the given question is option (c) that is " It reinforces the idea that one should live in the present, not in the past ".

the word dead refers to the fact that what has happened already is over and its over. We should not get stuck to it and affect the present with the thoughts of the past actions. The past has been done and it cannot be altered and it has been over.