In "I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose," why does Emily Dickinson write that the church steeples "swam in Amethyst"?

A.

She wants to remind readers of the importance of religion.

B.

She wants to capture how the sunlight makes the church steeples look.

C.

She wants to show that the church steeples represent wealth.

D.

She wants to suggest the importance of the church steeples.

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19 December, 07:24

In "I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose," why does Emily Dickinson write that the church steeples "swam in Amethyst"?

A.

She wants to remind readers of the importance of religion.

B.

She wants to capture how the sunlight makes the church steeples look.

C.

She wants to show that the church steeples represent wealth.

D.

She wants to suggest the importance of the church steeples.

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Miss Piggy · Answer 1

I would say C. She wants to show that the church steeples represent wealth.

It could be B though because the poem is reflecting on how the sunlight illuminates the church steeples.