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Question 29 • English Language Arts 12

Read the excerpt from "Digging." By God, the old man could handle a spade. Which statement best describes the effect of the assonance in this excerpt?

Answer
A
It draws a link between the speaker and his father.
B
It makes the act of cutting turf look like a quick and easy job.
C
It emphasizes that the speaker himself is not a farmer.
D
It connects the man to the spade and the act of digging in the dirt.
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