In the excerpt, the word "pungent" refers to the pickles' aroma.
Pungent is a word to describe a very strong smell, very sharp and biting. So when Untermeyer used the word pungent to refer to the pickles, he was talking about their aroma, which is a fancy way to say smell.
in spires of the snakes repulsive nature, why do you think God created it?
Answer:
In the main idea or point used in an essay. It is usually made at the introductory paragraph where supporting paragraph are then used to support the statement. You know how we write topic sentence in a paragraph.. A thesis statement is almost the same but in an essay that statment if focused on throughout the whole essay.