Question

Their logs held tight in death’s still hands
Was proof of human sin.
They didn’t die from the cold without
They died from the cold within.
1. how did they meet
2. name the figure of the speech used in the first line of the extract
3. why did they have logs in their hands
4. what sin they have committed
5. comment on the title of the poem ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. deaths still hand

2. mataphor: here, logs held are compared to hands.

3. Because it was a proof of human sin

4. They didn't die from the cold without they died from cold within