Read the lines from Dickinson's "The Wind Began to Rock the Grass":
The Wind began to rock the Grass / With threatening Tunes and low – / He threw a Menace at the Earth – / A Menace at the Sky.
What effect do the verbs rock and threw have on the poem's first stanza?
A.
They remind readers that Dickinson often observed the world from inside her father's house rather than first-hand.
B.
They suggest friendliness and beauty that exist only in the natural world, not in human society.
C.
They call to mind sudden, quick actions, which helps establish the poem's tone and suggests the need to respect the forces of nature.
D.
They create the rhyme scheme that gives the poem its familiar meter and rhythm.
