The <span>lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" that most likely influenced Sandburg’s poem are the following:
"</span><span>The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes,
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,"</span>
Answer:
a. A vacation to the coast is very relaxing because of the waves of the ocean.
Explanation:
From the given options, the sentence that has a literal meaning is option A.
This is because unlike the other options which had figurative meanings, the given sentence shows that the meaning is literal.
My guess is F because the words do indicate moments of time, and when an action took place. I don't know exactly what spatial order is, and it could plainly be a simple listing, but my best guess is on F.