Wind in a frolic BY: William Howitt

Read stanza 2 from the poem.

So it swept with a bustle right through a great town,

Creaking the signs, and scattering down

Shutters, and Whisking, with Merciless squalls,

Old women's bonnets and gingerbread stalls

What does the word bustle mean as it is used in the stanza above?

1) to move around loudly

2) to move around quickly

3) to move around quietly

4) to move around slowly

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

Based on this excerpt the authors are most likely to attempt to answer which question

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.