The first one means that you tried to stop feeling nervous or you tried to swallow so much that you couldn't.
The second one means that you are getting more nervous, or anxious.
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In "The Black Snake" the speaker feels sympathy for the snake once it is killed. He describes the snake as "<span>beautiful and quiet as a dead brother." This shows he actually cares about the snake as a creature.
In "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" the speaker feels anxious about the snake. The dashes and the line breaks form pauses when read aloud and help create suspense in the poem.
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Based on the following passage, I can infer that Toni is Sick.
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