"It had a perfectly round door like a porthole" (page 15)
"They used to go up like great lilies and snapdragons and laburnums of fire and hang in the twilight all evening" (page 5)
"Because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads" (page 2)
"My armor is like tenfold shields..." (page 226)
The first answer is correct: "They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood".
The author begins the poem with the sentence cited above. The use of the expression "rend open" plus the use of the imperative mode, suggest some sort of desperation caused by the heat. That is why the author prays for wind (an unbeatable natural force) to come and defeat heat, ending the suffering.
A dog or a cat? Because more people loves pets especially a dog or a cat.
The best answer is D) exaggerate so much.
Either "By 2007, more Americans lived in or near cities than they did in rural areas." or "<span>Even today, the need for work is a common reason people move to urban areas."</span>