C. The idea behind "fixed form" poetry is to make it look like a picture when you're done with it, and it's hella hard to do that and rhyme at the same time
The hockey team <span>coveted</span> the first-place trophy that was awarded last year to their arch rivals.
Coveted means to really want something.
I believe that you should put a period after quoting a character from a play.
The author emphasizes the size of New York City to show that it's actually quite small compared to nature and the ecosystem. The author emphasizes the "colossal" size of New York as an ironic source with the purpose of showing that even the strongest concrete city can be drawn by the power of mother nature itself.