The author emphasizes the size of New York City to show that it's actually quite small compared to nature and the ecosystem. The author emphasizes the "colossal" size of New York as an ironic source with the purpose of showing that even the strongest concrete city can be drawn by the power of mother nature itself.
Family is definitely the answer
I think that the answer is B b/c the first and last answer make no sense and it says that he walked in a buzz of excitement which made me think of choice b
There were several occurrences of figurative language. At the very beginning of the poem, the line “We wear the mask that grins and lies” is an example of personification.
