Compare and contrast "Blizzard" and "Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. based on the excerpt, what will readers most likely infer about grampa? a he is accepting of his grandson’s ignorance. b he is irritated by his grandson’s impatience. c he believes he will not be able to save all the toads. d he believes his grandson should not talk back.

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

Pl true or false: a hyphen can indicate that a word has been split up at the end of a line and continues onto the next line.