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How does the language in stanza 9 evoke a sense of the time in which the poem is set? grieve not so, dear mother, (the just-grown daughter speaks through her sobs, the little sisters huddle around speechless and dismay’d,) see, dearest mother, the letter says pete will soon be better. it describes the oldest daughter comforting the mother, indicating that this poem is set at a time when children had to grow up fast. it uses archaic phrasing such as grieve not so, indicating the poem is set long ago. it uses words like "just-grown" to indicate that the poem is set at a time when young women married at an early age. it describes the youngest sisters as speechless and sad, indicating they are forever young.

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