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the black snake


black snake! black snake!
curling on the ground,
rolled like a rubber tire,
ribbed and round.
black snake! black snake!
looped in a tree,
limp as a licorice whip
flung free.
black snake! black snake!
curving down the lawn,
glides like a wave
with its silver gone.
black snake! black snake!
come and live with me!
i'll feed you and i'll pet you
and then i'll set you free! question: in "the black snake," what literary device do the lines "rolled like a rubber tire, / ribbed and round" contain?

a.
personification

b.
onomatopoeia

c.
a metaphor

d.
alliteration

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.