Her poem/epitaph/whatever doesn't say, so feel free to speculate!
"Boredom" would be my guess; it's one of the least interesting works I've ever had the misfortune of seeing, so she probably died from hearing the other tedious characters recite their own pieces of drivel. (Note: you may want to avoid using this answer, unless you're pretty confident in your grade otherwise; presumably your teacher thinks Edward Lee Masters is the best thing to happen to English Literature ever.)
Spoon River Anthology (1915) was written by Edgar Lee Masters.
Spoon River Anthology (1915) was written by Edgar Lee Masters.
Spoon River Anthology is set in the fictional town of Spoon River, a small rural community in Illinois. The poems in the anthology are epitaphs of various characters buried in the town's cemetery, each revealing intimate details about their lives and experiences. The setting provides a backdrop for exploring themes of mortality, love, regret, and redemption.
the character that had 8 kids in spoon river and dies is Margaret Fuller Slack
She died in prison after thirty years.
One of the protagonist characters in Spoon River Anthology is Lucius Atherton, who reflects on his life as a lawyer and the regrets he has. Another protagonist is Fiddler Jones, who celebrates a life lived freely and close to nature.
The Town Marshal in Spoon River Anthology died from a heart attack while trying to break up a fight between two men. His death symbolizes the burden of trying to keep peace and order in a tumultuous town.
Edgar Lee Masters has written: 'Spoon River anthology' 'The open sea' 'Mark Twain'
Herbert Distel has written: 'The museum of drawers' 'Spoon River anthology' -- subject(s): Exhibitions, Portrait photography
Because Edgar Lee Masters puts the idea of a small town under a totally different light for the time period it is considered controversial. He does this by having most of the characters in the Spoon River Anthology commit sins and have things happen to them that most people thought was unheard of for a closely knit community of a small town.
i believe its the Canterbury Tales by Jeffery Chaucer >>>its not it was written much later. based in new england, i believe, in the 1800s I believe you are referring to the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. A series of poems based on the epitaphs on the headstones in the Spoon River cemetery. >>>Thats it! Thank you!!!!
Spoon River College was created in 1959.