Answer:
playful and comical
Explanation:
From the excerpt, the mood is playful and comical.
This is true because the author revealed that they "pattered pitty-pat, pitty-pat each with feet and toenails, ears and hair, everything but tails,..." This shows that they were in a playful mood. Also, despite the way they pattered, when they got to the Philadelphia union depot, they had nothing to say. This also added a comical effect in the excerpt.
Answer:
The simile in the poem is Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated . It means that in winter season the whole landscape was covered with snow but with the advent if spring season with its bright sunny days , The snow has melted away .
It would be C because you are making an educated assumption based on what you have read