A swelling of the Ground - The Roof was scarcely visible - The Cornice - in the Ground - Since then-tis Centuries-and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity - 5. What does the house in stanza 5 symbolize? How do you know? 6. In stanza 6 how much time passes? Why?

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A swelling of the Ground - The Roof was scarcely visible - The Cornice - in the Ground - Since then-tis Centuries-and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity - 5. What does the house in stanza 5 symbolize? How do you know? 6. In stanza 6 how much time passes? Why?

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5. The "house" with its barely visible roof and cornice buried in the ground symbolizes a **grave**. We know this because the speaker mentions "Horses' Heads / Were toward Eternity," a common image associated with funeral processions and the passage into the afterlife. The sinking of the house further reinforces the imagery of burial.6. In stanza 6, **centuries** pass. The speaker explicitly states, "Since then—'tis Centuries." This vast passage of time emphasizes the permanence of death and perhaps the speaker's enduring memory or preoccupation with the event.

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