Why did the poet most likely structure the poem around the idea that meeting a book is like meeting
a person?
to suggest that serious readers like books more than they like people
to show people how best to personify an inanimate object
to point out that the books people read reflect who they really are
to show
to show that books have unique qualities just as people do

I arrived in THE USA
Flew over THE alps
Quick stopover at London
We left for New York
THE time on board wasn’t boring
Films to watch on THE monitor
THE people on THE plane were all Italians
We saw THE Statue of Liberty, Eillis island and THE Empire State Building
THE hotel I stayed at was on the corner of 42nd street and 5th avenue.
I don’t like THE hotels here very much but I didn’t have time to rent an apartment