Read the poem which follows and select the symbols and imagery of death that also appear in The Sweet Hereafter. "Absence" by Amy Lowell My cup is empty to-night, Cold and dry are its sides, Chilled b

Read the poem which follows and select the symbols and imagery of death that also appear in The Sweet Hereafter.

"Absence" by Amy Lowell

My cup is empty to-night,

Cold and dry are its sides,

Chilled by the wind from the open window.

Empty and void, it sparkles white in the moonlight.

The room is filled with the strange scent

Of wisteria blossoms.

They sway in the moon's radiance

And tap against the wall.

But the cup of my heart is still,

And cold, and empty.

When you come, it brims

Red and trembling with blood,

Heart's blood for your drinking;

To fill your mouth with love

And the bitter-sweet taste of a soul.

The cold

The darkness

The moonlight

The sweetness

The empty cup