The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ________. a. altered the amount of chemicals allowed in water as a result of indust
rial pollution b. required environmental impact statements for any projects c. funded by the U.S. government d. put all federal land under stringent environmental protection e. requires compensation to be given to anyone harmed by deliberate pollution f. from any business or corporate entity was signed into law by Bill Clinton
The sleeping speaker is compared to a stone on the riverbed; both lie still. The image of being in water is reinforced by these words elsewhere in the poem: "floated"; "rose and fell, as if in water."
