Question

Read these lines from the poem "The Black Snake" by Patricia Hubbell.

Black snake! Black snake!

Curving down the lawn,

Glides like a wave

With its silver gone.

What is the meaning of the imagery in these lines?

The snake is trying to find its way back to the ocean.

The snake moves as seamlessly and effortlessly as the ocean.

The snake is as elusive and unpredictable as catching a fish.

The snake is a creature of the water. PLEASE PLEASE ANSWER

Answer 1

The snake moves as seamlessly and effortlessly as the ocean

Step-by-step explanation:

To me, it seems as the most logical since the lines of the poem are explaining the snakes movements as 'waves' and tainting it with the words 'curving' and 'glides'.

Answer 2

The second statement: The snake moves as seamlessly and effortlessly as the ocean.

Reasoning

The simile, "Glides like a wave" is comparing the snake's movements to the graceful flows of ocean waves.

"Curving down the lawn" describes that the snake is on someone's lawn and there is no statement showing that it is making an effort to escape.

These lines invalidate the others and prove the answer.