What do the movie antz and the anthem have in common

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. why does the author use the words "wet brown life” in this excerpt? a to show that the grass is still alive and growing b to indicate that the mud is all over everything c to signify how wet the night has become d to point out that the toads are living things

3. what differences do you see in the statistics between the two cities? what factors might account for the differences you see?

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. what literacy device does the poet use in this poem?