"we lay down on our arms so we can reach out out arms to one another" what does this refer to?

Read this section: “for us girls, that doorway was like a magical entrance to our own special world. as we skipped through, we cast off our head scarves and ran helter-skelter up the steps.” based on malala’s description of her school, we can infer that the setting gives the feeling a) vulnerability b) excitement c) happiness d) freedom

Which link would readers of this dictionary entry click if they wanted more information about the historical origins of the word language

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. what literacy device does the poet use in this poem?