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Since we are discussing sensory details, we are using all of our senses as Poe gives a word picture. Of course the only thing he doesn't do is taste it but he does everything else. He sees it, he hears it hissing, he feels the vibration, he smells its acrid breath.
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An easy way to identify an unbiased source is it won't have any first person pronouns ( I, me, my)
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A water snake gliding in the pool is caught by a heron and eaten while its tail waves frantically, and a strong wind blows into the clearing and dies down.
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It isn't certain, but since the strap was usually made of goat-skin, it could have been a symbol of fertility. By striking the women (often on the wrists) with it, it was said to ensure fertility, easy childbirth, and good health for them.