“It’s all I have to bring today”

by Emily Dickinson


It’s all I have to bring today—
Pls help me

This, and my heart beside—

This, and my heart, and all the fields—

And all the meadows wide—

Be sure you count—should I forget

Some one the sum could tell—

This, and my heart, and all the Bees

Which in the Clover dwell.

Use the poem to answer the question.


Which statement best explains why the word all is repeated in this poem?


A.

to contrast the connotation of limitation in the first usage with the connotation of inclusion when the word is used thereafter


B.

to display an attitude of frustration about overwhelming tasks and responsibilities the speaker is facing


C.

to convey a sense of disappointment about the quality and quantity of what the speaker has to offer in this situation


D.

to contrast complex and sophisticated philosophical concepts with simple language used to express them


E.

to demonstrate a shift from a description of personal feelings to a description of nature to mask those feelings