Question

read this excerpt from an emily dickinson poem. 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 attitude toward social habits does this excerpt indicate? social habits can be a cure for loneliness. social habits are meaningless and arbitrary. social habits are important for preservation of a community. social habits should be followed by all individuals.

Explanation:

The speaker contrasts the common social habit of going - to - church on the Sabbath with their own non - traditional way of keeping the Sabbath at home. This implies that the speaker views social habits as not necessarily binding or meaningful, suggesting they are meaningless and arbitrary.

Answer:

Social habits are meaningless and arbitrary.