What is the most likely reason for the poet to oppose the phrases “tolling the Bell” and “sings” in these lines?

The poet is expressing her belief that the second, more natural option is far more desirable than the first option.

Explanation:

On the one hand, there is the more formal and common version

On the other hand, there is a more natural way to achieve a connection to God.

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innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.