Babysitting Blues Sinking into the overstuffed floral cushions of Mrs. Heneldorfer’s sofa, I feel like a forgotten, tarnished penny. Nathaniel rumbles about like an automobile with a faulty muffler. To him, I am nothing more than the Brooklyn Bridge, something long and ancient to drive over. Hannah, sporting her entire forty-three piece barrette collection in her hair, begs me to brush her tangled tresses. After unfastening the thirty-seventh barrette, retrieving the pet iguana from the lasagna pan, and catching Mrs. Heneldorfer’s antique Japanese ceramic lamp before it is destroyed by Nathaniel’s wayward yo-yo, I contemplate the solitude of mowing lawns. 1. Which of the following does the poet do in this poem?

Babysitting Blues Sinking into the overstuffed floral cushions of Mrs. Heneldorfer’s sofa, I feel like a forgotten, tarnished penny. Nathaniel rumbles about like an automobile with a faulty muffler. To him, I am nothing more than the Brooklyn Bridge, something long and ancient to drive over. Hannah, sporting her entire forty-three piece barrette collection in her hair, begs me to brush her tangled tresses. After unfastening the thirty-seventh barrette, retrieving the pet iguana from the lasagna pan, and catching Mrs. Heneldorfer’s antique Japanese ceramic lamp before it is destroyed by Nathaniel’s wayward yo-yo, I contemplate the solitude of mowing lawns. 2. Which of the following lines tells you that the children have been ignoring the narrator for quite some time?

Babysitting Blues Sinking into the overstuffed floral cushions of Mrs. Heneldorfer’s sofa, I feel like a forgotten, tarnished penny. Nathaniel rumbles about like an automobile with a faulty muffler. To him, I am nothing more than the Brooklyn Bridge, something long and ancient to drive over. Hannah, sporting her entire forty-three piece barrette collection in her hair, begs me to brush her tangled tresses. After unfastening the thirty-seventh barrette, retrieving the pet iguana from the lasagna pan, and catching Mrs. Heneldorfer’s antique Japanese ceramic lamp before it is destroyed by Nathaniel’s wayward yo-yo, I contemplate the solitude of mowing lawns. 3. Which of the following lines contains a simile?