From Lian Dolan's description, which of the following do you think her mother stressed most with her children?
a. being responsible
b. safety on the ski slopes
c. improving one's athletic ability
d. fun on the ski slopes

roses are red,

violets are black,

for what you said,

i hope you sit on a big fat tack.

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.

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