Question

How does Walt Whitman use commas in his brief poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"?

to describe the beauty of the night sky

to build and then release tension in the poem

to criticize the astronomer's education

to summarize the astronomer's interesting lecture

Answer 1

the first two line have long ,stressed beat on the third syllable: “when I heard" and “when the proofs". lest he fall into a pattern, he shifts to the long Beat to the fourth syllable in the third line."in IV line , he backs the trolley up and creates a long beat on the second syllable.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. To build and then release tension in the poem

Explanation:

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