1. You can see through the comparison to a mountain, that the grandpa is tall and always there 'looming' (hovering) over the speaker. You can see that the speaker does not speak much around his grandpa, as he is "silent as a stone".
2. These details show that the speaker is impressed by his grandpa and looks up to him the way a stone would look up to a mountain-it shows that he hopes one day he will grow to be like his grandpa.
3. The theme of this poem is shown through the way the speaker looks at his grandpa and the shed. The shed needs more than paint because it is so old, which relates to his grandpa and the theme of growing older.
Baissac was a spy who is brave and a pioneer who inspired many after her and deserves appreciation for her work. Baissac pretended to be a refugee in Normandy. She helped set up resistance groups and maintained the secret communications of groups.
The dialogues of Mrs. Pringle, 'Caught in a snowdrift — can’t get another car?
Explanation:
- Mrs. Pringle wants men to know that her daughter is available and arranges for a party. But one by one refuses to come to the party.
- She has a sense of humor and says she would give anything for Prince of Whales when the people have lost their hearts to him. When she receives a phone call from Mrs. Sedgwick that she couldn't attend the party, Mrs. Pringle tells her daughter delightfully that the widow will not attend.
- Immediately she orders Dunham to remove two plates. But she acts as if she is really heartbroken and asks her to try if she could attend the party.
