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anger and fearfreedom and independence✔ comfort and warmth

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✔ that the father feels very comfortable diggingthat the shovel moves like a bird in flightthat the work of farming is difficult and dull

A
that the father feels very comfortable digging
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that the shovel moves like a bird in flight
C
that the work of farming is difficult and dull
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Which words in the passage are linked by assonance?

A
boot, buried, and bright
B
rooted, tops, and potatoes
C
nestled, knee, and new
D
boot, rooted, and cool
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Which statement best describes the effects of assonance in the passage?

A
The assonance connects the work of digging to the pleasure of holding the potatoes.
B
The assonance makes the poem sound choppy and disjointed.
C
The assonance draws attention to the speaker’s dislike of the countryside.
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The assonance creates a link between the speaker’s writing and his father’s farming.
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Which lines from the poem use alliteration? Check all that apply.

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“My father, digging. I look down”
B
“Bends low, comes up twenty years away”
C
“The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft”
D
“He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deep”
E
“Once I carried him milk in a bottle”
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“Nicking and slicing neatly, heaving sods”

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