Answer:
Dragging shows that the movement of the turtle is awkward and difficult
Explanation:
The excerpt in the context is taken from the beautiful poem, "The Turtle". This poem was written by Ogden Nash. In the poem, the poet, Ogden Nash describes the way the turtle moves and he beautifully describes. He says that the turtle drags and hunkers. He describes the movement of the turtle to be difficult and awkward.
The main idea of the poem that the author wishes to speak is that every thing in nature is connected in a continuous way.
Soda pop has a happy-go-lucky personality. He is very fond of the ladies due to being charming and handsome. Although Soda Pop seems cool all the time he has an interchangeable personality that is a combination of happy and sensitivity. Soda Pop cares for his brothers and friends greatly. His brother Pony Boy deeply admired his cool laid back traits. Soda Pop in general is a loving, happy character with an emotional side.
This is an example of irony:
Nothing is perfect. This was one of Mrs. Hopewell's favorite sayings. Another was: that is life! And still another, the most important, was: well, other people have their opinions too.
From the excerpt above, we see Mrs. Hopewell adding the name to the girl eventhough the girl feel that it's intrusive and she feel that she got to has a say about it. But despite that, Hopewell's favourite saying is other people have their opinions too.
The implicit meanings of words in the poem.
Dont do something you will regret later is the theme