▁of ▁m oss : ▁About ▁a ▁stone - cast ▁from ▁the ▁wall ▁A ▁sl u ice ▁with ▁black ened ▁waters ▁sle pt , ▁And ▁o ' er ▁it ▁many , ▁round ▁and ▁small , ▁The ▁cluster ed ▁mar ish - m oss es ▁cre pt . ▁( lines ▁ 3 7 – 4 0 ) ▁ ▁Mar iana ▁is ▁tra pped ▁by ▁her ▁surr ound ings , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁st anza ▁begins ▁with ▁her ▁becoming ▁sensitive ▁to ▁sound ▁as ▁she ▁starts ▁to ▁ment ally ▁lose ▁her ▁place ▁in ▁reality : ▁The ▁sp arrow ' s ▁ch ir rup ▁on ▁the ▁roof , ▁The ▁slow ▁clock ▁tick ing , ▁and ▁the ▁sound ▁Which ▁to ▁the ▁w oo ing ▁wind ▁al o of ▁The ▁pop lar ▁made , ▁did ▁all ▁conf ound ▁Her ▁sense ; ▁( lines ▁ 7 3 – 7 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁description ▁that ▁even ▁the ▁sun light ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁more ▁than ▁reve al ▁dust ▁in ▁her ▁home : ▁▁ ▁but ▁most ▁she ▁lo athed ▁the ▁hour ▁When ▁the ▁thick - m oted ▁sun be am ▁lay ▁Ath wart ▁the ▁ch amb ers , ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁Was ▁s lop ing ▁toward ▁his ▁western ▁b ower . ▁( lines ▁ 7 7 – 8 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁ends ▁with ▁an ▁alter ed ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ref rain , ▁which ▁serves ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁although ▁she ▁wishes ▁her ▁death ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁moment , ▁allows ▁her