3. What is the meaning of the simile in the sentence below from paragraph 5?
"Like a rudderless boat, the discussion kept turning round and round the same point;
and at last it threatened to be overwhelmed in a flood of tears."
a. It describes two people who are crying because they finally came to a solution.
b. It describes an endless argument between two people.
c. It depicts a husband and his wife engaged in a minor argument.
d. It describes an insolvable argument between a husband and his wife, threatening
to deteriorate into tears.

d. it describes an insolvable argument between a husband and his wife, threatening to deteriorate into tears.

Explanation:

dickinson punctuation and lines in her poems to establish a rhythm. each reader will naturally find themselves reading the poem in the same way. she uses the repeating question marks and exclamation points to convey the passion in her words. shelley uses punctuation to paint a picture in the reader's mind. for example, the ellipses after "stand in the dessert" evoke a silence, as it would feel in a deserted, old place.