The verb whiten in line 1 is a very compressed image. It means that the wind turns the white underside of the willow leaves upward. In line 2, dusk is used in an unusual way. What is its meaning? to become or make dark or dusky tending to darkness; dusky the darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening

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in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.

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