Question
by A. Gautam
Betsy never stopped to blink.
She dragged on like a horse.
She labored on, forgot to think.
Her fingers were tough and coarse.
Sometimes she sang along,
while she ironed the sheets.
The softness of the song
is pressed in my heartbeats.
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How does the simile "She dragged on like a horse" help the reader better understand the poem?
A.
It describes what Betsy looked like.
B.
It helps the reader understand what jobs Betsy did.
C.
It helps the reader visualize the song Betsy sang.
D.
It describes how hard Betsy worked.
Betsy never stopped to blink.
She dragged on like a horse.
She labored on, forgot to think.
Her fingers were tough and coarse.
Sometimes she sang along,
while she ironed the sheets.
The softness of the song
is pressed in my heartbeats.
8
How does the simile "She dragged on like a horse" help the reader better understand the poem?
A.
It describes what Betsy looked like.
B.
It helps the reader understand what jobs Betsy did.
C.
It helps the reader visualize the song Betsy sang.
D.
It describes how hard Betsy worked.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
D. It describes how hard Betsy worked.
The simile "She dragged on like a horse" suggests that Betsy is laboring intensely and tirelessly, emphasizing the effort and determination she puts into her work.
The simile "She dragged on like a horse" suggests that Betsy is laboring intensely and tirelessly, emphasizing the effort and determination she puts into her work.