Granny Isaac versus Death

1) Give a simile used in the poem and explain it.

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2) What does the first stanza tell us?

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3) “But she battled for her life.” Explain this statement and provide another example of this in
the second stanza?
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4) What does “other ceremonies” in the fourth stanza mean?

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5) In your own word what is this poem about?

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