When the bare feet of the baby beat across the grass The little chubby feet nod like tiny flowers in the wind,
They poise and run like ripples lapping across the water;
And the sight of their cute play among the grass
Is like a little robin’s song, winsome,1
Or as two butterflies settle in the cup of one flower
For a moment, then away with a flutter of wings.

I long for the baby to wander toward me
Like a wind-shadow wandering over the water,
So that she can stand on my knee
With her little bare feet in my hands,
Cool like syringa2 buds,
Firm and silken like pink young peony flowers.

How do the similes in lines 5–6 affect the meaning of the poem?
A. They add a singsong rhythm to the baby’s movements.
B. They add natural imagery to describe a baby’s play.
C. They emphasize references to beauty in nature.
D. They emphasize the actions of nature.