Read the poem "the mountain" by emily dickinson. the mountain sat upon the plain in his eternal chair, his observation omnifold, his inquest everywhere. the seasons prayed around his knees, like children round a sire: grandfather of the days is he, of dawn the ancestor. which statement best explains the central idea of this poem? mountains observe everything and know everything. mountains are tall and powerful objects in nature. mountains can affect the changing of seasons. mountains offer entertaining playgrounds for children.

In the sweet hereafter and the following poem, what does the newborn symbolize? "every death is magic from the enemy to be avenged" by brooks haxton when fever burned the last light out of my daughter's eyes, i swore to find and kill the ones to blame. men must mount the long boat in the dark with spears. at dawn, where the flowering spicebush hid my scent, i crouched. a young wife, newborn slung across her chest, came first for spring water. she stooped. my god, for vengeance, spoke her secret name inside my ear. her god stepped back with no scream, his right hand at his mouth, the knuckles clenched between the pointed teeth. death is not evil. innocence of childhood the continuing cycle of life and death the children that will never be born