Read these lines from the poem. And that very night, as we lay packed tight
in our robes beneath the snow,
And the dogs were fed, and the stars o'erhead
were dancing heel and toe,
How do these lines evoke a sense of time and place in which
this poem is set?
The phrases "lay packed tight" and "stars o'erhead"
o suggest that the poem takes place in a modem-day
campground
The phrases the stars o'erhead" and "were dancing
heel and toe" evoke a sense of whimsy, indicating
that the poem is set in an imagery place.
The mention of "that very night" and "packed tight in
o our robes" suggests that the poem takes place on a
cold winter night inside a cabin.
The mention of "in our robes beneath the snow" and
o "the dogs were fed" suggests that the poem takes
place on a trail in the northern wilderness.