So she could try and get jordan and nick together
The phrase "lily of a man" as it is used in line 3 of Gary Soto's poem most closely means an anxious weakling, as is said in option C and explained below.
To find the answer, we used our knowledge of context clues.
<h3>What are context clues?</h3>
Context clues are any words or phrases that help us figure out the meaning or connotation of other words or phrases in the same context. Here, we need to understand the meaning of "lily of a man."
The context clues used for that is "A coward I am not," the phrase that comes immediately before "lily of a man." Since both phrases complete each other, we can assume they have similar meanings.
Therefore, we can safely conclude the speaker is saying that he is not an anxious weakling, not a coward. The best answer in this case is option C.
Learn more about context clues here:
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C. Growing bigger
However, I am still not too sure.
Answer: Based on its girth and size.
Explanation: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the lake sturgeon which is currently an endangered species can live up to 55years for males and 70 to 100years for females.
However, the size and girth is an important criteria used by fish experts in deducing the number of years a sturgeon had used.
Thus, the caught sturgeon is about 7feet long and along with its girth suggested it had spent over a century roaming in the water body.
