Question

In “Luke Havergal,” how does the speaker show Luke the importance of what she wishes him to do? . A. by describing the eastern dawn . . B. by comparing hell and paradise . . C. by repeating “Out of a grave I come,” . . D. by reminding him of her kiss .

Answer 1

In "Luke Havergal" the speaker shows Luke the importance of what she wishes him to do by repeating "out of a grave I come." The correct answer will C.

Answer 2

In “Luke Havergal,” the speaker show Luke the importance of what she wishes him to do by repeating “Out of a grave I come.” Option C is correct.

“Luke Havergal” is a haunting poem of thirty-two lines dealing with a desperately bereaved man being tempted by a voice from the grave to kill himself to meet a dead woman he loved.

Luke Havergal was written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, who was an American poet winner of  the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

The repetition of "Out of the grave I come is evident in this stanza:

Out of a grave I come to tell you this,

Out of a grave I come to quench the kiss

That flames upon your forehead with a glow

That blinds you to the way that you must go.

Yes, there is yet one way to where she is,

Bitter, but one that faith may never miss.

Out of a grave I come to tell you this—

To tell you this.