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AP English Literature: What Does "Pious Morn" Mean? 5 Views


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Based on lines 35-37 ("What little…pious morn"), it can be inferred that


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No Okay AP English People Here we go Next up

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for you Based on line thirty five to thirty seven

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it can be inferred that what Let's just go back

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to thirty five here and we'll read in creepy voice

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thing Alright Blah blah blah What Little town by river

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or sea Shore or mountain built with peaceful citadel is

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emptied of its folk This pious morn I love you

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All right Well what do you think The author's describing

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the urn for the reader right which probably much more

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exciting before Tumbler came along the author sees a scene

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depicting a sacrifice complete with a green alter a mysterious

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priest and a Heffer Yeah well in this context when

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he says that the little town is emptied on this

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pious morn don't suggest that everyone's heading to the sacrifice

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Yeah that's like you know the gladiator five Super Bowl

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Whatever It's fun for the whole family minus the half

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for their Yeah well don't lose your head there pal

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So the right answer here it's the religious festivals attracted

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large crowds in the loser ball Well knowing that a

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big religious festival is happening it's more likely that that's

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the reason the town is figuratively emptied Not because of

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a natural disaster like a or war be like Where'd

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that come from There's no indication on the rest of

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the stands that the speaker is being ironic huh Where'd

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that come from Two And the questions here are ritual

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wreck All part of the speakers Delighted speculation Not exactly

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his confusion So that's it Is he a religion Don't

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be a Heffer

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