How does the poet's word choice to describe T-cells

contribute to the meaning of the poem?

Commonlit immunity

In the poem, the writer/author stresses the importance of T Cells in the body and how they keep the immune system healthy.

Explanation:

Kim Roberts explains the importance of the T cells in our immune system in his poem, "Immunity".

He describes the T cells as holding sheets. Also, he describes them as protectors which protects the immune system.

He compares T cells to "sentries " that stand "at a crenellated wall."  He further reveals that he could hear their "rhythmic chant."

The author emphasizes that, without T cells, it would be impossible to build a strong immune system.

The T cells, also known as T lymphocyte, type of leukocyte (white blood cell) are essential part of human's immune system.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.