The images in the first paragraph serve to

Lines 12 through 19 establish

The statement “it was a strange thought to come into a child’s mind” (line 41) signals

The phrase “jumbled wasteland of craters, mountain ranges, and ravines” (line 45) reveals the

The “glare” described in lines 62 and 72 represents Marvin’s

Lines 68 through 70 emphasize Marvin’s

The details in lines 72 through 75 confirm the Earth has been damaged by

The images in lines 82 through 84 convey feelings of

Which lines best capture Marvin’s understanding of his father’s perspective?

Lines 1 through 4 establish the grandmother’s

The figurative language in lines 9 and 10 highlights the grandmother’s

Which phrase from the poem clarifies the narrator’s statement in line 30?

The personification in lines 32 and 33 emphasizes the grandmother’s

The overall tone of the poem can best be described as

The first paragraph of the text serves to

As used in line 7, the word “surreptitiously” most nearly means

The details in lines 16 through 19 reveal that the telephone was initially

The use of the word “cooed” (line 23) implies that telephone advertisers were

Lines 29 through 38 illustrate society’s

The figurative language in line 39 implies that telephone use would cause people to

The statements from a Bell ad (lines 48 and 49) and the AT&T chief engineer (lines 55 and 56) offer

The “utopian views” of the early 1900s (line 57) suggested that telephone use could

The information about Emily Post (lines 58 through 62) contributes to a central idea that

The quotations in lines 82 through 84 reflect a sense of