Question

read the poem.
friends crouched low
without words
before she came
stifled giggles
hushed and shushed
and waited.
finally,
the door swung wide
surprise!
which words create an order of events in the poem?
○ \friends\ and \giggles\
○ \without\ and \words\
○ \crouched\ and \low\
○ \before\ and \finally\

Explanation:

To determine which words create an order of events, we analyze each option:

• "friends" and "giggles" are nouns/descriptors, not time - order indicators.
• "without" and "words" are about the absence of words, not event order.
• "crouched" and "low" describe a posture, not event sequence.
• "before" (indicating an event prior to another) and "finally" (indicating the end of a waiting period and the occurrence of the next event) clearly show the order of events: the friends' actions before she came and then the final event of the door swinging wide.

Answer:

D. "before" and "finally"