What is sotomayor's intended purpose in posing three powerful questions in a row?

"alice wondered a little at this,but she was too much in awe of the queen to disbelieve it".what is the effect of the author's word choice in this sentence?

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams

Carl sandburg's poem "fog" is in a.) free verse b.) blank verse c.) iambic pentameter .