(I really just need the second questioned answered) Second Stanza
Though the wise men might "know that it is time to die, the speaker says that they still fight death because
"their words had forked no lightning "What does this mean?

What images do you see in this stanza?

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.