<span>Okonkwo is obsessed with masculinity and has striven to be seen as manly his entire life. So, when he learns his son, Nwoye, has joined joined a group of missionaries in Umuofia, he becomes upset fearing that they're weak and effeminate. Even though he learns that his son is happy.</span>
Elizabeth Coatsworth uses short, quick words in the first stanza of "Swift Things Are Beautiful" because they d. contribute to the ongoing metaphor in Coatsworth's work. In my opinion it's the most correct option.