Well, I think, the main point that makes the difference between "Mending Wall" and “The Purple Cow” is actually demonstrated by the rhyme. Just read each poem one more time and feel that one of them is readed easily, words matched with each other like a song's lyrics so that you can smoothly go on reading whereas "Mending Wall" is made with structure of blank verse that emphasises every line and makes reader feel it deeply.
This question seems to be incomplete. However, there is enough information to find the right answer.
Answer: Pearl notices that the scarlet letter on her mother's bosom has paved the way for lack of sunshine in her mother´s lie.
Explanation:
The question refers to The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850), by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
In the provided excerpt, Pearl notices that the sun seems to dislike her mother because of the scarlet letter on her bosom. Pearls comment about how that doesn´t happen to her because she doesn't have the scarlet letter yet implies that she thinks she will when she grows up to be an adult woman.
This means that she doesn´t think that the scarlet letter is unique to her mother, but something she will also get when she grows up. And she doesn´t admire her mother for it, as she dislikes how the sun runs away from her.
Pearl´s words imply that she, who is usually aware of things that others can´t see, has realized that the lack of sunshine in her mother’s life is caused by the scarlet letter on her bosom.
Answer:
The narrator is amazed by the tree but his parents quietly reflect on it.
Explanation:
The beginning part of the story tells us that the father of the young boy used to tell them stories of the times when they had natural trees instead of artificial trees. So, when they got to the O'Brien's house, the young boy was actually excited about the tree and observed all of its intricate features.
His parents simply looked at the tree and stared at it with smiles on their faces. They also were silent on their way back from the house. These details apparently show that they reflected on the good times when they still had natural trees.
