What does the speaker in "in just-" mean when he says that "the world is puddle-wonderful

1.the world is full of puddles
2.spring is rainy and wet
3.winter's drought has ended.
4.the balloonman fell into a puddle

in "in just-,"what is the meaning of the words "in just-/ spring?

1.spring has only recently arrived
2.spring has not quite arrived
3.spring is the most reasonable season.
4.spring is all right but not a special time.

what element of potery does the speaker use in "in just-" to describe the balloonman's actions

1.connotation
2.alliteration
3.repetition
4.personification

When reading a poem closely to interpret its meaning and nuances, what can give you clues about the theme of the poem? athe rhyme schemebthe stanza structurecthe title of the poemd.the name of the poet

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

When i walked through arlington cemetery, i had a sense of reverence—a respect for the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of the souls buried here. using context clues, what is the meaning of reverence in the passage?