From Henry’s poem “The Life of a Digger” At dawn, the steaming labor trains deliver us by the thousands, down into that snake pit where we dig until my muscles feel as weak as water and my backbone is like shattered glass. 1. What does the simile “as weak as water” make us think of?(1 point)

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From Henry’s poem “The Life of a Digger” At dawn, the steaming labor trains deliver us by the thousands, down into that snake pit where we dig until my muscles feel as weak as water and my backbone is like shattered glass.  1. What does the simile “as weak as water” make us think of?(1 point)

1. Something unstable and wobbly
2. Babies who aren't strong
3. Cool relief
4. Getting to take a drink

GPT 3.5 · Answer

1. Something unstable and wobbly.