Question
Read the lines from "Auspex."
Woe's me, I shall be lonely
When I can feel no longer
The impatience of their wings!
Which best describes the effect of the expression "Woe's me"?
• It heightens the sense of loss in the poem.
• It creates an artificially dramatic tone.
• It injects excitement into the work.
• It gives us a sense of the speaker's character.
Answer
It heightens the sense of loss in the poem.