Read the following lines from the poem. "and the mother is cooking something in immaculate slacks by a smokeless fire, her teeth white as detergent" What is the most likely reason the mother’s teeth are described in this way? (1 point) Responses to create an appearance of happiness to create an appearance of happiness to form an image of family togetherness to form an image of family togetherness to contrast with the grayness of the fire to contrast with the grayness of the fire to highlight the unrealistic nature of the scene

The most likely reason the mother's teeth are described as "white as detergent" is to create an appearance of happiness.