What is the purpose of the words mud- / luscious and puddle-wonderful in cummings's "in just"?
a. to capture the way the world looks and feels in early spring
b. to compare early spring to delicious food
c. to show how weather in early spring can endanger children
d. to build suspense and curiosity in the poem

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.