Question

Read the first stanza of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church –
I keep it, staying at Home –
With a Bobolink for a Chorister –
And an Orchard, for a Dome –

What does the use of the words “orchard” and “dome” suggest?
that the speaker believes that faith can be glimpsed only in the natural world
that the speaker’s innocence allows her to view religion as an extension of nature
that the speaker is able to see and feel her faith in the nature that surrounds her
that the speaker only feels close to her faith when she is enjoying the world of nature

Answer 1

that the speaker is able to see and feel her faith in the nature that surrounds her

Explanation: calling the orchard a “dome” (and the bobolink a “chorister”) equates natural elements with church architecture and worship, showing she experiences religion directly in nature rather than inside a building.