The correct answer is D. the speaker's legs feel weak.
The simile compares the speaker's calves to marshmallows under fire, suggesting that they have become soft and weak, which aligns with the idea of exhaustion or giving up during the running.
Track and Field Butterfly
by A. Gautam
I am running from the shadows
And running for myself
My calves have given up
Like marshmallows under fire
I am starving for breath—
Heavy with pearls of sweat
When the breeze brushes
Against my forehead gently
Like branches caressing
The image of the full moon
I am a curled up caterpillar
The floor is my leaf
The cocoon is falling apart
My feet stretch out like wings
My muscles are made of dreams
8
The simile in lines 3 and 4 of the poem, "My calves have given up / Like marshmallows under fire" shows that
A.
the speaker needs to be warm.
B.
the speaker hates running.
C.
the speaker's calves are white.
D.
the speaker's legs feel weak.
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