Question

In spite of all the learned have said, I still my old opinion keep; The posture that we give the dead, Points out the soul's eternal sleep. Not so the ancients of these lands— The Indian, when from life released, Again is seated with his friends, And shares again the joyous feast. His imaged birds, and painted bowl, And venison, for a journey dressed, Bespeak the nature of the soul, Activity, that knows no rest. The shift in the poem's rhythm in the last stanza signifies _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

The shift in the poem's rhythm in the last stanza signifies a sense of history that is present.

Explanation:

In "The Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Freneau a sense of admiration to the traditions and cultures is expressed through the different stanzas, but it is in the last one that he not only changes de rhythm, he also uses figurative language to depict Native American arts, by merging all these elements together we have the sense of history in it.

Answer 2

A sense of history that is present

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