1) Which statement best explains how the imagery in Stanza 4 affects the tone of the poem?
D. It creates a sense of urgency and worry and sets a concerned tone.
2) How does the reference to "a letter from our Pete" affect the poem?
D. It helps indicate that the poem takes place at a time before modern communication methods existed, and it helps evoke an era when life moved at a slower pace.
The sentence in the above excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” which shows that Ivan Ilyich's son is still innocent and uncorrupted, despite the people around him is:
“Following him the schoolboy crept in unnoticed, in a new uniform, poor little fellow, and wearing gloves.”
Tolstoy gives his remark on the materialistic nature of people in the society. Throughout the novel, the characters are seen jumbled up in the web of materialism as it provides status and pleasure to them. At the end of the novella “The Death of Ivan IIyich,” written by Leo Tolstoy speaks about the materialistic nature of the physical world. At the time of his death, Ivan says “ Death is finished, he said to himself. It is no more!” This line gives an insight into his perspective about life and death.