Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds
bends low, comes up twenty years away
stooping in rhythm through potato drills
where he was digging.
based on the word’s connotation, what does the speaker’s use of the word "straining” suggest?
that the work in the flowerbeds is quick and easy
that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds
that the father passed away 20 years ago
that the father finds the digging enjoyable

Based on the word's connnotation, the speaker's use of the word "straining" suggest that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds.

Explanation:

Strain is defined as the force it takes someone (or something) to make a great deal of effort. Therefore, the speaker is telling the reader that it takes his father a great deal of effort, or a lot of work, to work in the flowerbeds. This is obviously a tedious and long process as the speaker says "bends low comes up twenty years away."

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answer is personification

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

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