I believe the correct answer is to help the reader visualize a view where water and sky are difficult to tell apart.
The author is trying to portray an image where the water and the sky are somehow blending into each other - you can't tell where one ends and the other one begins, because both items are colored similarly - various shades of blue.
Answer: The tall man pretended he was his son becuase, bud was late for breakfast, and once the tall man said that he got to eat
Explanation: i read that book in 4th grade, loved it
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Maybe the third and second question
Answer:
It shows the speaker's boredom.
Explanation:
Repeating emphasizes the boredom of waiting.