The walrus and the carpenter
the sun was shining on the sea
shining with all his might
he did his very best to make
the billows smooth and bright
and this was odd because it was the middle of the night

4. which is the best paraphrase of the first stanza?
a. the sun was shinning on the waves of the ocean, even with the sun out, it was so dark that it seemed like nighttime.
b. the sun was shinning and making the waves of the sea bright. this was very strange, because it was night.
c. the sun was trying very hard to shine on the bright waves, he couldn't shine hard enough, though, because it was too dark.
d. the sun was out, this made the waves beautiful and bright, soon, though, it would be night and the sun would go away.

5. which of the following words from the poem has a negative connotation?
a. middle
b. rude
c. might
d. come