Themes
100$: What feeling often follows great pain?
Answer: Numbness
$100: What are the "nerves" compared to?
Answer: Tombs
$100: What is the overall tone of the poem?
Answer:depressed
$100: What device is used in "The nerves sit ceremoniously"?
Answer: Personification
$200: How does grief affect emotions?
Answer: Disconnection
$200: What adjective describes the heart’s condition?
Answer: Stiff
$200: How does the tone change in the poem?
Answer: From numbness to acceptance
$200: What literary device compares nerves to tombs?
Answer: Simile
$300: What does the poem say about letting go of pain?
Answer: It takes time
$300: Which cold element is mentioned in the poem?
Answer: Snow
$300: What word shows the weight of the poem's emotions?
Answer: Heavy
$300: What device creates a feeling of repetition in the poem?
Answer: Anaphora
$400: What recurring emotion does the poem highlight throughout?
Answer: Grief
$400: What phrase reflects the heaviness of grief?
Answer: "Hour of Lead"
$400: How does the poem treat the subject of grief?
Answer: With seriousness
$400: What device compares grief to a heavy object?
Answer: Metaphor
$500: How does the poem describe life after trauma?
Answer: Mechanical
$500: What does "Quartz contentment" suggest?
Answer: Cold acceptance of pain
$500: What does "ceremonious" mean in the poem?
Answer: Formal and serious
$500: What device uses an object to represent an idea in the poem?
Answer: Symbolism