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identify the poetic device used in each word, phrase, or line below.

*and the saw snarled and rattled, snarled and rattled,

*as if to prove saws knew what supper meant,

leaped out at the boy’s hand,

*and made the dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,

sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it.

(focus on the sounds in this passage)

*and from there those that lifted eyes could count

five mountain ranges one behind the other

under the sunset far into vermont.

a. onomatopoeia

b. personification

c. consonance

d. imagery

Why does the author of “about a girl” begin the article with the statement “blessed as i am with an ordinary memory”? a.) she wants to show readers she is an ordinary person to them relate to her writing. b.)she believes readers take their memories for granted and wants them to learn how to appreciate memories instead. c.) she wants readers to be for what they have. d.)she feels that she is able to remember absolutely everything.

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

Based on the information in the passage, what conclusion can the reader make?