Question

what does the speaker in "in just-" mean when he says that "the world is puddle-wonderful

1.the world is full of puddles
2.spring is rainy and wet
3.winter's drought has ended.
4.the balloonman fell into a puddle

in "in just-,"what is the meaning of the words "in just-/ spring?

1.spring has only recently arrived
2.spring has not quite arrived
3.spring is the most reasonable season.
4.spring is all right but not a special time.

what element of potery does the speaker use in "in just-" to describe the balloonman's actions

1.connotation
2.alliteration
3.repetition
4.personification

Answer 1

What does the speaker in "in just-" mean when he says that "the world is puddle-wonderful 

2.spring is rainy and wet

in "in just-,"what is the meaning of the words "in just-/ spring?

1.spring has only recently arrived

what element of poetry does the speaker use in "in just-" to describe the balloon man's actions 

3.repetition - The phrase "balloon man whistles far and wee" was repeated 3 times in the poem.

Answer 2

1) Answer: Spring is rainy and wet

Explanation: The expression "the world" here refers not to the actual entire planet, but to the limited "world" that children experience when they go outside to play after a spring rain. Puddles are a part of what makes the season wonderful for playing outside.

2) Answer: Spring has only recently arrived

Explanation: The title, which ends abruptly with a hyphen, is actually joined with that hyphen to the first line. Just-spring is one of the made-up words in this poem and it points to the fact that spring has just started. We can tell all other options are incorrect because they don't reflect the appreciation for spring that we see throughout the poem.

3) Answer: Repetition

Explanation: The phrase "the (...) balloonman whistles far and wee" appears three times in the poem, each time with a different distribution of words and increasing space between the last three words, giving the action a certain sense of distant and sluggish repetition.