I think that the speaker is saying that even though death is unavoidable in the end then we should not just merely accept it and try our hardest to make our lives meaningful while we are alive. She infers that she has too much that she has yet to do in her life and that she doesn’t have enough time to stop for anything, even something a powerful as death.
<span>This year on December 23, my parents, John, Cindy, and I are leaving for Arizona to visit my grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Simpson. they live at
1655 North Lincoln Road in Phoenix, Arizona. On Christmas Eve, we will
attend the special service at the First Christian Church. Later, we will
return with my grandparents to open gifts. We will end the night by
continuing our tradition of reading the poem "A Visit from Saint
Nicholas." </span>
Answer:
It is illutration
Explanation:trust me i did the test
the closest synonym would be pitiful. poignant means evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret