Which best explains the meaning of the extended metaphor in the poem? 1. The filament the spider casts is like the lonely road the speaker travels.

2. The spider expresses itself through creating webs and the speaker is envious of the spider's abilities.

3. The speaker is like a solitary spider in that both try to find ways to connect to the world around them.

4. The speaker's soul is like the spider's web because both are complicated.

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.