How does the tone change in the fifth stanza of the poem If you were Coming in the Fall?


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The alliteration of "state its sting," with its staccato 't's, (like little skin pricks) also draws to attention the oddness of the image - how does a bee 'state its sting' - by showing it? By using it? But it also seems to have already stung, as "goad" is another word used for insect bites and stings.

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