Answer:
In Canto IV of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, Dante starts to explore the first circle of Hell, called Limbo. This circle is described as the false heaven for those who can not worship the Christian religion. This allows readers to understand that people suspended in this first circle of Hell were not sinners and were placed in a circle of hell so as to maintain order, giving people a place to live after death. Dante uses widely acknowledged figures, such as Aristotle and Socrates to portray Limbo to readers. He makes that to show the place where they live with human wisdom but without God's light, emphasizing that they lived on earth as intellectuals in the field of human wisdom.
Explanation:
The overall mood is one of sadness and relief. The poem uses the rhythm to convey this mood because by using the different "paces" between the lines, it helps the reader see when the author is feeling melancholy or relieved.
"Though you may hear me holler,
<span>And you may see me cry—
I’ll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die."
By using specific short words and commas, that makes the reader get a sense of the mood - one of sadness and relief at the fact that they are still alive.
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