Question

read the poem.
friends crouched low
without words
before she came
stilled 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:

Words that signal sequence or order of events are time-order markers. "Before" establishes an earlier event, and "Finally" marks the concluding event in the poem, clearly structuring the sequence of actions. The other option pairs do not function as chronological indicators.

Answer:

D. 'before' and 'finally'