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Question 1inferred meaning · core

After the shower A gutter gurgles, full of sky; A silver bead slips slowly by. My boots make islands in the lane, Then small round worlds of mud again. The clouds unzip a strip of blue. A sparrow shakes; the rain is through.

What most likely makes the speaker's boots seem like islands?

The speaker is flying above the ocean. The lane has become a real sea. The boots are printed with a map. Water surrounds them as they step in puddles.

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Question 2sensory meaning · core

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Which detail is mainly about sound?

“a strip of blue”. “My boots make islands”. “a silver bead”. “A gutter gurgles”.

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What most likely makes the speaker's boots seem like islands?

Which detail is mainly about sound?

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