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[|XXIII] __**Backround**__ "Going to him! Happy letter! tell him-" or poem XXlll is mainly about a love that Emily Dickinson wanted but was to afraid to go after. This poem was published in 1924, in a book called "[|The complete poems of Emily Dickinson] ". Although she did publish some poems while she was alive, most of her poems were published after her death by her sister.

1. Why does she say in the first stanza to only say the syntax and leave out the verb and pronoun? 2. Why does she write as if telling someone to tell "him"? 3. Why do you think she is so secretive with her love? 4. What mood is this poem in? Why do you think that? use information from the text. 5. Compare & contrast "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" and "XXIII"
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Syntax- the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. Toiled-To proceed with difficulty Pitied-a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret Quibble-an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue. Coquette-A flirt Gesture- a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc. Neighing- The long, high-pitched sound made by a horse
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