Homework Help: Poem: Incident in a rose garden: By Donald Justice

Posted by Crystal on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 9:30pm.

Could someone please check my answers to the poem thanks.

1. How does the gardener recongize Death?
Answer: The gardener recognizes death as a dressed spanish waiter.

2. Why is the gardener afraid of Death?
Answer: The gardener is afraid of death because he wants to see his sons, and California again.

3. For whom has Death come?
Answer: Death has come to the gardeners master.

Poem: Incident in a rose garden: By Donald Justice - bobpursley, Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 10:03pm
On the first question, where did you get waiter?
I knew him by his pictures
He had on his black coat
Black gloves, and broad black hat

I agree on 2, and 3.
Poem: Incident in a rose garden: By Donald Justice - sam, Monday, January 26, 2009 at 9:29pm
and there stood Death in the garden
dressed like a spanish waiter
Poem: Incident in a rose garden: By Donald Justice - alex, Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 6:46pm
for 2 its cus he is an old man.... it never says he has been to california before he says he wants to see it

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