... burning. In the last stanza Ransom is speaking to the women who survive the woman. He told them that he wishes everyone to grow and endure a long life. He then asks, "But was she not lucky?- Death is inevitable but is the woman's death unfortunate because she did not live as long as others? Ransom is not astonished or saddened by ... that any child would enjoy. Although the geese did not enjoy having to wake and leave their lazy positions around the pond, the girl loved every minute chasing them. She awoke the geese "From their noon apple-dreams- in the pond and forced them to "scuttle-...

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• Grade Level: High School