Choose the answer. read the line: black snake! black snake! how does the punctuation develop the meaning of the poem? the poet is excited about the snake; the exclamation points express this excitement. the poet frequently encounters snakes; the exclamation marks to show this is a common experience. the poet feels annoyed by snakes; the exclamation marks to show her irritation with them. the poet is protective of snakes; the exclamation marks show her desire to preserve them. 1 points question 4 choose the answer. why does emily dickinson uses stanzas in her poem "a narrow fellow in the grass"? emily dickinson uses four-line stanzas to create space and slow the pace of the poem. emily dickinson uses stanzas to create a rhyming pattern. emily dickinson uses stanzas to quicken the pace of the poem. there is no significance to dickinson's choice to use stanzas in her poem. 1 points question 5 choose the answer. take a close look at lines from "the black snake": black snake! black snake! looped in a tree, limp as a licorice whip flung free.