He is referring to the bird as clumsy because "ungainly" is define as "awkward" or "clumsy" and "fowl" is another word for "bird"
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Identity is synonymous with self-image. A person's identity is formed throughout life because it consists of many different characteristics. Both those we choose and those we can not influence. According to a constructivist view of identity, identity is created continuously in interaction with its surroundings. An extreme constructivist view that sees everything as socially constructed and does not allow for individual choices and expressions, is usually called deterministic.
This individual identity can be transferred to larger groups, becoming a social identity that encompasses a group of individuals with common historical, cultural and traditional characteristics.
Montag carries a bible while he is on the subway and starts to read it as a distraction from the Dentifrice advertisement. Montag is affected by the annoying jingle while the rest of the passengers were "pounded into submission". His outburts regarding the advertisement and the book he's carrying make him someone the passengers are wary of and they begin to move away from him.
Answer: B. Salt and rust are corrosives that have damaging effects on a city’s infrastructure.
Explanation: in a text, a main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. In the given excerpt from "The City Without Us” by Alan Weisman we can see the description of how the salt used on the roadways on winter, is very corrosive because it eats steel, and it also says that with no people, there won't be salt, but there will be rust which is also corrosive. According to this information, the main idea of the paragraph is best represented by option B: Salt and rust are corrosives that have damaging effects on a city’s infrastructure.