Question

Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

What is the purpose of the words “labor” and “leisure”?
They are aspects of life that frustrate the speaker.
They are elements of life that the speaker wants to show Death.
They are aspects of life that the speaker is leaving.
They are elements of life that the speaker will not miss.

Answer 1

They are aspects of life that the speaker is leaving.

Explanation: By saying she has "put away / My labor and my leisure too," the speaker indicates she has set aside both work and enjoyment—the ordinary activities of life—because Death has arrived and she is moving on.