1. what is henry david thoreau calling for early in paragraph 2 when he writes,
“simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! "?

By writing 'Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity' Henry David Thoreau is calling for a simple life, to lead a life of simplicity.

Explanation:

Henry David Thoreau is an author of the novel ‘Where I Lived, and What I Lived for.’ The main purpose of this novel is to insist readers to lead a simple life.

In the novel, we will come across a paragraph where Henry writes, ‘Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!’ By this he means that a man shouldn’t be overly possessed by materialistic things and he should live a simple life which involves living in our natural surroundings. A man should nourish his body and his soul.

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.