In Mother tongue, Which events are situations the author writes about in which she speaks English on her mother's behalf?

The wife of bath was considered to be .. beautiful, of high moral standing or worldly

What does water came out from a rock mean in this poem and why is it compared to the radio waltz? time was away and somewhere else. the waiter did not come, the clock forgot them and the radio waltz came out like water from a rock: time was away and somewhere else.

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry