What is the meaning of this poem? They have watered the street,
It shines in the glare of lamps,
Cold, white lamps,
And lies
Like a slow-moving river

The meaning of this poem is that there explaining what the STREATS look like.

Explanation:

“they have watered the street”

1. simile: comparison of the street to a slow moving river.

2. metaphor: (We gradually create our identity "petal by petal")

3. personification: Wilted flowers (hugs the floor because it's bent)

4. idiom/metaphor (Common expression and implicit comparison to a dog without using "like" or "as.") Means that she yells a lot but isn't harmful.

5. hyperbole: "endless praise" is not possible, but it helps characterize the narrator as selfless.