Nathaniel Hawthorne had mixed feelings about the religious and philosophical legacy left by his Puritan ancestors, as did many Americans in his day. In our world today, name two Puritan ideals would we welcome, and two ideals are we glad to be rid of.

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.