Lithe in this sentence means, like, a small slender body. Lithe means slender or thin. "Although Amelia was slender or graceful, her sister was clumsy and awkward."
Hmm.. I believe it's 3. sorry if it's wrong. Use commas to separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. ...
The themes present in the poem "Oranges" by Gary Soto include love, maturation and poverty. The poem is an account of a first date between a young boy and girl. Although Soto never explicitly uses the word "love" to describe the relationship between the young couple, the emotion saturates the poem.