Read the excerpt from "safari day in kenya.”

kimani stops at a watering hole, where hippos grunt in mud-baths,
baboons play in a nearby tree, like children out at camp.

the underlined portion of the stanza is an example of which sound device?

onomatopoeia
assonance
alliteration
rhyme

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

Read the claim. human bodies have developed over time to support a vegetarian diet. which sentence provides the best supporting evidence for the claim? because humans have evolved over millions of years, it makes sense that our diet has evolved as well. i can feel the negative effects of meat and its excess vitamins when i consume meat products. the length of human intestines is better suited to digest food derived from plants than to digest meat. human taste buds have matured throughout history in a way that makes people crave the flavor of meat.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.