‘A sort of horror, a sort of protest overcame me’ - The poet is filled with protest because (i) he doesn’t want to let the snake remain alive (ii) he fears the snake (iii) he doesn’t want the snake to recede into darkness (iv) he wants to kill it...
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‘A sort of horror, a sort of protest overcame me’ - The poet is filled with protest because
(i) he doesn’t want to let the snake remain alive
(ii) he fears the snake
(iii) he doesn’t want the snake to recede into darkness
(iv) he wants to kill it so that it doesn’t return
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23/12/2020 10:32 am
(iv) he wants to kill it so that it doesn’t return
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