Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines? both excerpts use alliteration as a sound device. both excerpts use onomatopoeia as a sound device. excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia. excerpt 1 contains onomatopoeia, and excerpt 2 contains alliteration.

25 ! which three lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem "goliath of gath" contain examples of figurative language? the hosts on two opposing mountains stood, thick as the foliage of the waving wood; between them an extensive valley lay, o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, when from the camp of the philistine foes, dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?

In at least 150 words, identify and describe the setting, and the way the author uses imagery to describe it for part 1 of nectar in a sieve.