Answer: A metaphor about life’s difficulties
Explanation:
i'm pretty sure it's "had argued"
a participle is a verb used as an adjective
“Puddle-wonderful” is a made up word, a syntax. Syntax means “the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.” So the author is describing the mud as wonderful.
Its a purpose on telling a story if you need more detail just let me know
